If takeoff is still complicated, that would really make the typical commute take a long time anyway, no? You're still going to have to move between runways and a place of work somehow. Feels like it couldn't make sense for a majority of folk
for a one seat fixed wing aircraft you need a flat paved or grass surface the lenght of a court of tennis for takeoff and landing, no airport runway needed.
The basic problem with VOTL is power/weight ratio of current batteries the maximum fly time you get is 15 minutes with no reserve.