Behind the Vision: Carl Dietrich, Founder & President of Jump Aero

In this episode of The Techne Connect, Carl Dietrich, founder and CEO of Jump Aero, shares his journey from MIT to pioneering flying cars and now building eVTOL aircraft for emergency response. Carl reflects on lessons learned in aerospace entrepreneurship, the challenges of scaling advanced air mobility, and the vision behind Jump Aero’s mission to cut rural emergency response times in half. He also dives into perseverance, innovation, regulation, and the future of aviation as drones, autonomy, and eVTOL technologies transform mobility.