Boeing’s Passenger Air Vehicle has just had its first test flight and it was a success. The autonomous flying car managed to take off and land safely during a short flight that lasted less than a minute in Manassas, Virginia. Read more…More about Ma…
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Boeing’s passenger drone competition winners imagine wild new flying car designs
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The next major development in aerospace design isn’t focused on airplanes, but rather personal flying vehicles — yes flying cars. These designs typically go far beyond usual sci-fi sketches and flesh out concepts that could one day be flying overhead. Maybe. Eventually. Probably.
The Boeing-sponsored design competition GoFly recently selected 10 winners out of hundreds of submissions for the best designs to carry a person 20 miles without refueling or recharging and with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. That means the vehicles don’t need a runway or a lot of space to get airborne. Read more…
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View More Boeing’s passenger drone competition winners imagine wild new flying car designsUber teams up with U.S. Army, NASA to develop flying taxis
Uber is flying high above its street-level ride-hailing business.
At its annual Elevate summit in Los Angeles Tuesday, the rideshare company detailed its aviation goals to launch electric flying taxis within the next five years.
The service, du…
Here’s Uber’s flying taxi prototype
Uber is still dealing with the fallout from a deadly accident involving one of its autonomous cars, but that’s not stopping the company from moving on to the next transportation innovation.
Ahead of its Uber Elevate conference in Los Angeles Tuesday,…
Even tires are smart now — and cars can fly
The Geneva Motor Show is a lot to behold with futuristic car tech oozing from seemingly every corner. This year, we’ve got the usual advancements in electric vehicles and speedy sports cars, but also the debut of smart tires and headlights and even f…
View More Even tires are smart now — and cars can flyUber CEO: Flying taxis will be a real business in 5-10 years
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Uber is looking to spread from the roads to the skies.
This week Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recommitted to the company’s goal of offering flying taxis as a transportation option — and not in the distant future but in the next five to 10 years.
At a Tokyo investor forum Tuesday, Khosrowshahi said he saw flying cars as a viable option for Uber users to get around cities and nearby locations, according to Reuters. Read more…
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View More Uber CEO: Flying taxis will be a real business in 5-10 yearsThis is Uber’s plan to deliver on flying ‘cars’
elf-driving and electric flying cars are coming. What this means for our cities in the future is unclear, so I chatted with Uber Head of Policy of Autonomous Vehicles and Urban Aviation Justin Erlich to learn more. Erlich previously worked under …
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Since Back to the Future, you’re far from alone if you’ve wondered where the heck your flying car is already.
Sure, we’ve seen pitches by the likes of Kitty Hawk, which is backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, and Slovakian startup AeroMobil — but the reality of a flying car still seems a way off.
An Australian startup called Alauda has an ambition to fast-track that reality with its electric, low-altitude aircraft, the Airspeeder Mark I.
Alauda is founded by Matt Pearson, who also cofounded space startup Fleet. Over the past two years, Pearson has been working on the project as part of a team of five in a Sydney warehouse. Read more…
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Are flying cars the future of transportation or an inflated expectation?
It’s clear that flying cars are transitioning from a fascinating concept to a quite-mature technology and promising investment thesis. But will we see flying cars out in the world? And how will the market environment evolve? Read More
Video shows what Uber’s flying taxis will look like
Uber is about to take off.
The ride-sharing company made a number of announcements at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, including an agreement with NASA to lay down the groundwork for a self-driving aerial vehicle taxi service. Uber also sha…