Flying Car
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Some details have finally made their way online regarding Google founder Larry Page's ultra-secret startup, Zee.Aero, and they might surprise you: He's working on a flying car. Zee.Aero is entirely unrelated to Google, which Page is no longer running (he's still in charge of Google parent company Alphabet, though). Patent filings have revealed that Zee.Aero's project is a vehicle that can take off and land vertically—something like a Harrier Jump Jet except it would also be capable of driving on public roads. In some ways, what Page is after isn't far off of the drone taxis set to be...
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Chinese firm to begin testing drone taxis in Nevada
The future depicted by Hollywood is officially here—or at least on the way. Chinese firm Ehang plans to begin testing a fully autonomous drone capable of carrying human passengers in Nevada, according to the state's Office of Economic Development. The Ehang 184 debuted earlier this year at...
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China’s Ehang unveils autonomous passenger drone
Small, remote-controlled drones, usually with cameras mounted to them, have become a popular gadget for tech buffs, but a company from China took the concept of a personal drone to a whole new level at this week’s Consumer Electroncs Show. That company is drone-maker Ehang, which showed off...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
New Terrafugia Animation Keeps Flying Car Dream Alive: Video
Flying car company Terrafugia hasn't yet delivered a single example of its first effort, called the Transition, to customers. Of course, that hasn't stopped it from releasing a new animation of its next product, the TF-X. Please bear with us here. As always, the promises made in the promo are...
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Aeromobil Flying Car Crashes During Test Flight
Despite the list of difficulties of getting a flying car into production being a vast one, there’s no shortage of enterprising businessmen and women trying to be the first to offer one to the public. However, reminding us all rather graphically why the business of selling flying cars...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Germany's Carplane Is Latest Entry Into Vapor-Rich Flying Car Market
Raise the prospect of owning a of houseboat among the nautically inclined, and you're sure to hear the famous phrase describing the perils of the—admittedly charming—residences: "Not a good house, not a good boat." That said, the prospect of living on the water is compelling enough that...
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Slovakian startup Aeromobil used this week’s Pioneers Festival in Vienna, Austria to unveil the latest version of its flying car and demonstrate the vehicle in full flight. In previous showings, the vehicle only reached a few feet in the air. That certainly isn’t the case this time around, as the video above clearly demonstrates. MUST SEE: Watch Dodge Build The 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat With VIN0001: Video Aeromobil says its flying car is still in the prototype stage but that the latest version, 3.0, is very close to the final production version. For example, it’s built...
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Another Flying Car: Slovakian Aeromobil 2.5 Makes First Test Flight
The Aeromobil 2.5 is latest car to take to the skies.
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Terrafugia Transition Takes To The Skies At EAA AirVenture 2013
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... no wait, it looks like it's just a plane. It's the Terrafugia Transition to be more precise, and the so-called flying car took to the air at the EAA AirVenture show in Wisconsin recently. This is the first time the Transition has been flown in front of the...
Jeff Glucker -
Terrafugia Already Planning Second Flying Car: Video
Roads? Where Terrafugia wants you to go, you don- ... Okay, you still need roads, but you can also make use of all of that blue sky right above your head. Terrafugia is a Massachusetts-based company that wants to put a flying car in your garage. The auto/plane-maker's first model is called the...
Jeff Glucker -
Terrafugia Flying Car Completes Initial Flight Testing
With one more milestone in the books, flying car builder Terrafugia is another step closer to launching its Transition model, as shown at April's New York Auto Show. The Terrafugia Transition has just completed the first of six flight test trials, required before the Federal Aviation Administration...
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Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Makes Its Auto Show Debut In New York
Terrafugia will show its Transition "roadable aircraft" at April's New York Auto Show.
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It's the dream of every motorist stuck in an endless queue of traffic: Press a few buttons and quickly soar above all the other poor souls wasting their lives away at a standstill. There's probably a little more to flying cars than that, but the concept of a usable car and aircraft hybrid has taken a step closer to reality for Terrafugia, whose Transition aircraft has just received approval from the US Department of Transport's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Gaining DOT approval isn't a problem for major manufacturers, but it's no mean feat from a vehicle...
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Terrafugia Transition takes its maiden flight
Flying cars have been one of the primary disappointments of the 21st century's expected innovations. The fact remains that nothing approaching what so many enthusiasts had hoped - and been promised - is yet available. We do not fly to work in stylish car-jets, and we do not drive to the shops with...
Kenneth Hall -
Parajet Skycar Sets Off On London-Timbuktu Expedition
A U.K. company with a flying car prototype announced late last year that it would undertake an epic journey south from London across the Straits of Gibraltar and then the Sahara Desert to Timbuktu, in Mali. Today the journey got underway as the car drove off toward its final destination. The...
Nelson Ireson -
Terrafugia Transition flying car taking pre-orders
Flying cars have been one of the primary disappointments of the 21st century's expected innovations. The fact remains that nothing approaching what so many enthusiasts had hoped - and been promised - is yet available. We do not fly to work in stylish car-jets, and we do not drive to the shops with...
Ralph Hanson -
Moller 'unveils' Ferrari 599-based hybrid flying car
Dr. Paul Moller has held onto his dream of achieving a workable combination of ground and air transport for decades, but has yet to produce any practical real-world drive-and-fly vehicles. The latest concept to come from his company, Moller International, is the Autovolantor, a hybrid-powered...
Nelson Ireson -
2009 sales launch claimed for Moller M200G flying car
Moller International has announced that it’s nearing completion of its fourth M200-series flying car prototype and plans to start production of an initial run of 40 cars as early as next year. The first cars will be based on the M200G Jetson ground effect vehicle that’s designed to...
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Milner Motors unveiled its ElectriCar plug-in hybrid concept and its AirCar advanced-composite flying car today at the New York Auto Show. The new plug-in hybrid (pictured) features a modern petrol engine mated to an electric motor and features its own unique battery technology and computer controlled systems. The ElectriCar is said to offer five times the fuel-economy of a comparable petrol only model and can run for two hours on electric power alone. The ElectriCar's 125cc, 15hp onboard engine is designed to turn on automatically for trips outside the all-electric range, and 95% of daily...
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Cell Craft G440 Flying Car Concept
Those of us that grew up with the Jetsons just knew we’d be piloting flying cars on the daily commute by the time we were 25 - but sadly reality has let us down. And that daily commute is getting so bad for many that we’d all be better off just walking. But people like Dr. Paul Moller...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
PAL-V Flying Car Nears Production
There’s no shortage of entrepreneurs and snake oil salesmen promising the roll-out of personal flying vehicles despite the inherent dangers present in selling such vehicles to the general public. Joining the likes of the Moller Skycar and X-Hawk flying vehicles comes the PAL-V (Personnel Air...
Ralph Hanson -
X-Hawk Flying Car By 2010
Another flying car to rival the Moller Skycar is in the works, and could be flying across a city near you as early as 2010. The X-Hawk flying car is being developed by an Israeli team, lead by Rafi Yoeli, who envisions a future where firefighters could save people from burning high-rises or the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
eBay Watch: Moller M400X Skycar prototype
If you’ve always thought that the idea of buying a Moller Skycar was anything but real, then think again. Up for sale on eBay is the M400X Skycar prototype from Moller which up until now was selling its vehicles only as a refundable deposit, with no mention of deliveries. The current bid for...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
New company Terrafugia promises Transition flying car
Nobody enjoys traffic. And if you live in a city like Los Angeles, traffic quickly starts to play a dominant role in your life. Such a reality has left me envious of George Jetson and his aerocar. Or Kobe Bryant and his daily commute to practice in a helicopter. I would love to fly over the...
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