Case Study: BETA Technologies achieves rapid eVTOL design iteration and seamless collaboration with Onshape

BETA Technologies Soars Ahead in the Electric Vertical Aircraft (eVTOL) Space

BETA Technologies, founded in 2017 and developer of the ALIA-250c eVTOL for cargo and logistics, needed a cloud-native product development platform so its growing engineering team could work from a single source of truth. The company wanted to avoid the workflow restrictions, versioning headaches, and file‑vault bottlenecks of traditional file‑based PDM while supporting rapid iteration across distributed teams.

Onshape’s cloud-native CAD and real‑time data management gave BETA simultaneous multi‑user access, cross‑platform compatibility (Mac, Linux, PC, tablets, phones) and automatic SaaS updates, removing check‑in/check‑out delays and lowering IT overhead. The result: smoother remote collaboration between Vermont and North Carolina, faster, safer design iterations, and a scalable workflow that supported growth from a four‑person startup to 250+ employees while advancing toward certification and planned manufacturing (including an initial UPS order).

BETA Technologies

Lino Verna

Lead Engineer