Jetson Is A Swedish Pioneering Company Behind "Jetson ONE", A Commercially Available EVTOL Or "Flying Car".
Jan 13, 2022
Jetson ONE is a category leader with 100 sold units and another 3,000 pre-orders with shipments starting already in 2023. Price $92,000 with $22,000 deposit.
Stockholm, Sweden Jan 13, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - The Swedish eVTOL company Jetson AB (JetsonAero.com) welcomes Swedish Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rikard Steiber as Senior Advisor and first external investor. Rikard Steiber will support Jetson in raising capital as the first round of external fundraising begins. Jetson is a Swedish company founded by Peter Ternström and Tomasz Patan with a mission to change the way we travel. Jetson aims to make the skies available for everyone with its safe personal electric aerial vehicle Jetson ONE.
Rikard Steiber, CEO at GoodTrust, ex-Google veteran, and a pioneering angel investor in companies such as DRL - Drone Racing League and Einride Autonomous Electric Trucks.
"Great to see Jetson, a Swedish company, beat the international competition to market with the first commercially available flying car," said Steiber. "With Jetson ONE the dream of flying now becomes a reality. Everyone can now become a pilot!".
Jetson Aero has sold out their entire 2022 production. Since the official launch on the 21st of October 2021, another 100 units have been sold for 2023 delivery, with over 3,000 pre-orders during the same time period.
Jetson confirmed they will be recruiting significantly in 2022 and will do the first round of external fundraising.
"It is important for us to find the right team members now as we expand and grow our company. Jetson is looking globally for talented individuals who share our vision. We are at the forefront of a new industry. The skillset needed to lead in this industry is incredibly niche. As is the mindset and energy to be in a company that wants to shape the future." said Tomasz Patan, co-founder, and CTO.
Jetson is currently the only EVTOL company on the market that can provide a commercially available personal electric vehicle. The demand for the Jetson ONE has been phenomenal, supporting the company's dream to 'make everyone a pilot'.
The Jetson ONE is constructed of a lightweight aluminum space frame and carbon-kevlar composite body. It is powered by eight electric motors, has a flight time of 20 minutes, reaching a top speed of 102 kilometers per hour (63 miles per hour). It runs on a high discharge lithium-ion battery and can carry a pilot's weight of 210 pounds 100kg.
"We are incredibly happy to have Swedish tech icon Rikard Steiber on board our project. We have a big challenge ahead of us, to finalize a production-ready Jetson ONE, and to prepare it for mass production in 2023. This is an incredibly exciting time for us but also for the EVTOL industry. " said Peter Ternstrom co-founder and president.
The first exclusive buyers can expect to receive their Jetson ONE in the Autumn of 2022. The price for the Jetson ONE is $92,000 with a $22,000 deposit, book your Jetson ONE here.
About Jetson AB
Jetson is a Swedish company with a mission to change the way we travel. We aim to make the skies available for everyone with our safe personal electric aerial vehicle. Our prototype "proof of concept" was finished in the spring of 2018, and until now we have been very busy working on a consumer-friendly version. That project resulted in Jetson ONE, a commercially available personal electric aerial vehicle that you can own and fly. Jetson was founded by Peter Ternström and Tomasz Patan in 2017. We intend to make everyone a pilot.
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