The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a plan on Tuesday to start air taxi operations in the country as early as 2025—opening the pathway toward a futuristic mode of transportation within urban regions. An air taxi is a flight service that uses small aircraft to transport people over short distances. They typically offer a…
SpaceX-Backed Flying Car Gets FAA Approval
A flying car from SpaceX-backed mobility firm Alef Aeronautics has been granted certification by federal regulators, the first time such a vehicle has received “legal approval to fly” from the government. Alef’s flying car has been granted an experimental special airworthiness certificate by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An experimental certification is issued for vehicles…
Flying Car Gets FAA Approval
A flying car from mobility firm Alef Aeronautics has been granted certification by federal regulators, the first time such a vehicle has received “legal approval to fly” from the government. Alef’s flying car has been granted an experimental special airworthiness certificate by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An experimental certification is issued for vehicles for…
Electric Aircraft Maker Eve Partners With Blade to Expand ‘Flying Cars’ in Europe
Electric air vehicle manufacturer Eve Air Mobility said Monday that it would extend its existing partnership with Blade Air Mobility to integrate its upcoming “flying cars” into Blade’s European route network. The companies announced their extended partnership at the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget on Monday, which will integrate Eve’s state-of-the-art electric vehicle…
Jetpacks, Flying Cars and Taxi Drones: Transport’s Future Is in the Skies
SYDNEY—Paramedics with jetpacks, border police in flying cars, and city workers commuting by drone all sound like science fiction—but the concepts are part of an advanced air mobility (AAM) market that is expected to be worth as much as $17 billion by 2025. As urbanization leaves city streets congested and advances in technology allow for…
From Rural Karnataka to Flying Cars: Kaushik Rajashekara, Environmental Innovator, Sees Hope in Electrification
Professor Kaushik Rajashekara—“Raja” for short—hasn’t forgotten where his journey began. “I was born in a village,” says Raja—Devarayasamudram, in the Karnataka state of southwest India. “You know, Indian names are all very long,” he adds. Raja did not grow up rich. His father had to work in a town about 60 miles away, so he…
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