Larry Page’s flying car company Pivotal loses its CEO

Pivotal, the eVTOL startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is losing CEO Ken Karklin, who is departing to "pursue new endeavors," the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Mike Ross, an aviation executive who joined Pivotal's board in November 2025, will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent replacement. The leadership shakeup lands as Pivotal works to move its single-passenger BlackFly aircraft from niche curiosity to a commercially viable product—a transition that has proven brutal for many in the