Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs

Look astatine the 2 aerial taxi designs above. Look similar? The institution that designed the 1 connected the near definite thinks so, which is wherefore it's accusing the steadfast that designed the 1 connected the close of patent infringement.

On Monday, Archer Aviation filed a ailment successful the US District Court Eastern District of Texas accusing rival Vertical Aerospace of copying its "Midnight" craft plan for its ain "Valo" vehicle. Archer wants to artifact Vertical from utilizing the allegedly copied designs, arsenic good arsenic respective different patents the institution claims person been infringed upon.

"Vertical has knowingly, willfully, and successful reckless disregard leveraged and exploited …

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