09/01/2026
Los Angeles Is Moving From eVTOL Simulation to Real-World Operations
With Archer preparing for its role as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games, plans for a vertiport at L.A. LIVE with AEG, and Joby advancing its Los Angeles operations, the future of urban air mobility is becoming increasingly tangible.
Joby Aviation is also advancing its plans for Los Angeles operations and vertiport infrastructure.
At Quantum3D, we have been preparing for this transition for years.
In 2025, we demonstrated a high-fidelity eVTOL simulation environment covering a 60 × 20-mile Los Angeles–Irvine corridor, integrating airports, vertiports, routes, aircraft, and the surrounding urban environment.
The goal was more than visualizing an aircraft in a virtual city.
It was creating an environment to explore how AAM operations can be trained, tested, and evaluated before deployment:
• Route and procedure training
• Vertiport approaches and departures
• Airport-to-vertiport operations
• Weather and abnormal scenarios
• Multi-aircraft and infrastructure interactions
As eVTOL moves toward real-world operations, simulation becomes more than a training tool.
It becomes a foundation for operational readiness at scale.
At Quantum3D, that's what we're building toward.
More to come.