Flying Car

Terrafugia starts taking orders for first flying car

Terrafugia, the flying car startup company with backing from China's Geely, has begun taking orders for its first flying car. Automotive News Europe (subscription required) reported Tuesday that deliveries of the flying car are expected to begin in 2019. The vehicle, called the Transition, will... read more

October 16, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Philippine inventor demonstrates drone that can carry a person

New patent emerges for Toyota's flying car

Oregon's Samson Sky says it has 800 reservations for flying car

Vertical Aerospace single-passenger flying taxi prototype

Former F1 team owner aims to develop flying taxis within four years

The idea of the flying taxi is the fever dream of rich entrepreneurs looking to be "first." The latest rich entrepreneur interested in developing the "Jetsons"-like form of... read more September 12, 2018 by Jeff Glucker

The Terrafugia Transition roadable aircraft

Terrafugia reveals new details on Transition flying car due in 2019

America's Terrafugia has provided a few new details on its Transition flying car slated to enter production in 2019. Terrafugia was formed in 2006 by a group of engineers at... read more July 18, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Airborne luxury: Aston Martin debuts Volante Vision VTOL Concept

Aston Martin specializes in building luxury cars, but it recently entered into a partnership to design a submarine. For its next act, the company has taken to the skies. On... read more July 16, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Germany plans to test Audi-Airbus flying taxi

At this year's Geneva auto show, Audi joined Airbus and Italdesign to show off the Pop.Up Next concept. But, the flying taxi may not be a concept for long. The German... read more June 23, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Kitty Hawk Flyer ready for production

As major cities continue to become more crowded, a number of firms, big and small, are in a race to deliver to the market small, low-noise aircraft that can be used to beat... read more June 8, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Uber plans to build its flying taxis in France

Uber has selected France as the future home for flying taxi production and will invest $23.4 million in the country over the next five years. According to a CNN report on... read more May 26, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Uber shows off its new flying taxi prototype

Uber is dead set on bringing its ride-hailing service to the skies, and the company showed off its latest flying taxi prototype on Tuesday. The prototype bowed ahead of... read more May 8, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

This is the Volocopter vision of the future

Volocopter needs improved infrastructure to see its autonomous drones take off

The promise of flying cars has been replaced with the vision of autonomous drones. Neither one is a reality at the moment, but Volocopter is determined to make the latter... read more April 27, 2018 by Jeff Glucker

Google founder Larry Page's flying taxi takes flight

Many companies have made a splash in the flying car or airborne taxi industry, which has only just begun to earn its wings (pun intended). Now it turns out Google founder... read more March 13, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Pal-V Liberty flying car debuts in Geneva, starts at $400,000

Dutch firm Pal-V is almost ready to take to the skies. The company this week unveiled its first product, a flying car called the Pal-V Liberty, at the 2018 Geneva... read more March 9, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Audi joins Italdesign and Airbus on Pop.Up autonomous flying car project

First Porsche expressed interest in a flying taxi, and now Audi has partnered with Airbus and Italdesign to bring a self-driving car with flying drone capabilities to life... read more March 9, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

2017 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid, Catskill Mountains, NY, Aug 2017

Porsche interested in producing flying taxi?

Today, Porsche sports cars. Tomorrow, Porsche electric cars. But is a flying taxi in the brand's future? The brand's sales chief Detlev von Platen believes there might be a... read more March 5, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Bell Helicopter air taxi concept at 2018 CES

Bell Helicopter debuts futuristic air taxi at CES

Aside from the numerous vehicle concepts and futuristic cockpit designs at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Las Vegas tech show also played host to the very first... read more January 11, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Lazzarini Design flying hover car concept

Italian firm Lazzarini Design shows retro flying car concept

Most flying car concepts we've seen don't bear much resemblance to the traditional automobile. Instead, they forge a path forward with futuristic design and new ideas... read more December 19, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski

Oregon-based Samson promises "flying sports car" for next year

If Oregon-based Samson sticks to its timeline, there will be a real flying car on sale next year. Samson revealed the Switchblade Wednesday and promises the functionality of... read more December 14, 2017 by Sean Szymkowski