On Thursday, Archer Aviation announced it has entered into agreements with Soracle Corporation, a newly formed joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, to bring advanced air mobility (AAM) services to Japan.
I have long held the belief that AAM will have more potential outside the United States than here at home. But I was surprised to see Japan as one of the early adopters. I can attest to the traffic issues in Tokio, but the city has a world class subway system for mass transit, and the nation has one of the best high speed rail networks in the world. I see AAM’s greater potential in developing countries where the transit infrastructure is a mess and there is a sufficient moneyed class of people who can both afford the higher cost of using aerial transport and who don’t really want to risk ground travel if possible.
Their subways are mass transit, as seen in this [Tokyo rush hour video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE6GP6KzxzE. I can see the AAM option there as being very appealing to those can afford it.
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