Flying Car
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As more and more companies leap (pun intended) into the flying taxi race, a Chinese company that first made headlines three years ago could be the first to go public with an initial public offering. The company is Ehang, a drone manufacturer that used the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to present an autonomous drone big enough to carry a passenger. Now, Ehang could be on the verge of going public. As first noted by Forbes, Ehang filed IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31 for an offering of $100 million in American depository shares to be listed...
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Audi and Airbus flying taxi plans put on holdThe news comes just days after Porsche announced it is working with Boeing on a flying taxi.
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Porsche enters flying taxi race with Boeing
Porsche and Boeing are already at work on a concept for a flying taxi.
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First market for Volocopter flying taxi might be Singapore
Volocopter's flying taxi service could be in operation soon, but with a pilot on board. Fully autonomous flights won't be ready for another 5-10 years, according to a company co-founder.
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Hyundai joins flying taxi race
Hyundai's new air mobility division is led by a NASA veteran of 30 years.
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Volocopter autonomous air taxi demonstrated at Daimler headquarters
Volocopter's autonomous flying taxi service took a major step toward becoming a reality with a successful public test in Germany.
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The first public test of the Volocopter's new VoloCity will take place in Singapore later this year.
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Google founder's flying car projects links up with Boeing
A flying car company started by one of Google's founders is partnering with Boeing.
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Melbourne picked as first city outside US for Uber Air flying taxi service
Uber hopes to have its flying taxi service in operation by 2023.
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Step inside the Airbus autonomous drone
Add Airbus as one of dozens of companies working to bring autonomous flying taxis to life. The company has been working on its prototype Vahana autonomous drone for awhile now, but on Monday the firm revealed the first pictures of the vehicle's cockpit. What's neat is this is actually the second...
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Miami will soon be home to world's first flying car skyport
While flying cars aren't expected to arrive anytime soon, one Miami real estate developer is preparing for the future. Even if flying cars never actually show up. Local Miami news station WSVN 7 reported last Friday that a new residential building under construction will feature a flying car...
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Goodyear creates concept tires that can act as propellers for flying cars
If the future does, in fact, include flying cars as a new sort of transportation method, it's best to have equipment that can handle both roads and flight. Goodyear is aiming to solve this problem with a new concept tire it debuted at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show this week. It's called...
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Boeing has completed the first successful flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) as it looks to compete in a growing space we often call the "flying car" segment. Like so many other machines, Boeing's PAV is a vertical take-off and landing vehicle, or VTOL. The PAV is powered by electric motors that give the vehicle lift like a helicopter, rather than needing space for a runway to deploy. Boeing has not disclosed range or power, however. The test this past Tuesday in Manassas, Virginia, was meant to verify its autonomous and ground control systems. The electric VTOL lifted off...
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Former McLaren design boss joins Lilium flying taxi startup
Frank Stephenson shocked many when he stepped down from the lead design role at McLaren in early 2017. It turned out he wanted to apply his design skills in an entirely new segment: flying taxis. The renowned designer, responsible for cars like the McLaren P1 and 650S (and in earlier roles the...
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Audi successfully tests scale model of its flying taxi
In March, Audi showed off the Pop.Up Next concept, a flying taxi vehicle designed in partnership between Italdesign and Airbus. On Tuesday, Audi completed the first public test for the futuristic transportation model. The Pop.Up Next prototype took flight at Drone Week in Amsterdam, though the...
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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...
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Philippine inventor demonstrates drone that can carry a person
A former Philippine dancer and camera operator has turned into an inventor as he revealed his drone that actually carries a human being. Kyxz Mendiola has invented a drone that features a cockpit for a single person and multiple propellors similar to those found in smaller drones. Think of it as a...
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New patent emerges for Toyota's flying car
Toyota last year threw its hat into the ring to build a flying car, and the automaker has since filed to protect a new design of its own. First discovered by AutoGuide, Toyota looks to have filed a patent that shows a "dual mode vehicle." Additionally, the patent covers the wheels for the flying...
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Last December, Oregon-based Samson Sky (nee Samson) promised a flying sports car for 2018. The latest news from the company, released last Friday, didn't offer a more specific timeline, but it did share the company has taken 800 reservations for its Switchblade airborne vehicle. The reservations span 24 countries and 46 out of the 50 states in the U. S. The top three states to reserve the Switchblade flying car are California, Florida, and Texas in that order, the company noted. Samson Sky showed off the complete vehicle for the first time at the EAA AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin...
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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 transportation? Former Manor Marussia F1 team owner Stephen Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick founded Ovo Energy to challenge the...
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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 MIT and was acquired late last year by China's Geely, the parent company of automakers Volvo and Lotus. Terrafugia's goal is...
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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 Monday, Aston Martin revealed the Volante Vision Concept, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle. The British luxury...
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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 government signed a letter of intent to test the flying taxi in Ingolstadt, Audi's hometown, according to an Engadget report. The...
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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 the traffic. One of these is America's Kitty Hawk, which on Thursday unveiled the production-ready version of its Flyer. Kitty...
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