‘It’s not just science fiction’: Zeva is taking its flying saucer concept to the next level Eight months ago, Zeva Aero conducted a milestone flight test for an electric-powered flying saucer that would warm the heart… Read More
Air Force tech competition gives a lift to concepts for fast and furious ‘flying cars’ The U.S. Air Force’s tech incubator has given the go-ahead for 11 design concepts aimed at pushing the frontier for… Read More
Kitty Hawk grounds its flying-raft project and ‘doubles down’ on Heaviside air vehicle California-based Kitty Hawk, the flying-car venture backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, says it’s winding down its Flyer project, which… Read More
Lift Aircraft says 13,000 people have signed up for drone rides; flights begin in beta mode in Texas A year after its unveiling, Lift Aircraft says more than 13,000 people have signed up so far for rides on… Read More
After ups and downs, Boeing and Kitty Hawk reboot flying-car venture as Wisk The partnership that Boeing and Google co-founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk venture forged to develop personal air vehicles has been… Read More
A sports car in the sky? Boeing and Porsche target urban air mobility market Boeing and Porsche say they’ve signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the premium air mobility market and the potential… Read More
Airbus subsidiary Voom takes the wraps off Bay Area on-demand helicopter service Voom has officially extended its app-based, on-demand helicopter service to the San Francisco Bay Area, confirming that the Airbus subsidiary… Read More
Bell shows off an autonomous delivery drone that rivals Amazon’s prototype When it comes to self-flying drones capable of delivering packages, Amazon isn’t the only game in town. Today Bell reported… Read More
Uber shows off its latest concept for air taxis; FAA chief hits hard on safety issue Uber says it’s on track to start flying its first all-electric air taxis on a demonstration basis next year, with… Read More
Boeing-backed GoFly Prize puts 5 personal flying machines in spotlight, with fly-off ahead Five teams from around the world have risen to new heights in the GoFly Prize competition, a $2 million-plus contest… Read More
Lift unveils an ultralight aircraft made for fun flights, with Seattle on its radar screen A startup created by Matt Chasen, the founder of the uShip online shipping marketplace, aims to sell rides on electric-powered… Read More
Morgan Stanley says market for self-flying cars could rise to $1.5 trillion by 2040 The market for autonomous flying cars — also known as eVTOL aircraft, air taxis or personal air vehicles — could amount… Read More
TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007… Read More
Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight The next few days will bring dueling announcements from Boeing and Airbus about how many jetliners they’re selling, but one… Read More
Silicon Valley startup unveils BlackFly, the latest entrant in race to field a flying car A Silicon Valley startup called Opener is taking the wraps off a single-seat, all-electric flying vehicle known as BlackFly, which… Read More
Airbus’ Vahana venture shows off video of its flying car’s first test flight in Oregon News brief: Vahana, the Airbus-backed venture that’s developing a fleet of electric-powered air taxis, shared the results of its first… Read More
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi takes up Elon Musk’s challenge on flying cars vs. tunnels Pop up some more popcorn: Billionaire Elon Musk has gotten himself into another CEO vs. CEO challenge, this time with… Read More
Airbus’ Vahana air taxi gets 16 feet off the ground during its first test flight in Oregon This week marked a milestone for Airbus Ventures’ Vahana team, which is developing a self-flying, electric-powered air taxi — also known… Read More
Joby Aviation wins a $100M investment boost to get its flying cars off the ground California-based Joby Aviation says it has secured $100 million in Series B financing to take its all-electric passenger aircraft into… Read More
Erik Lindbergh, grandson of famed aviator, unveils VerdeGo Aero air taxi venture A new entrant in the market for electric-powered air taxis is getting a boost from one of aviation’s oldest family… Read More
Airbus’ Vahana flying car makes itself at home for flight tests in eastern Oregon Call it a flying car, or an air taxi, or a pilotless passenger aircraft: Whatever it is, Airbus’ Vahana aircraft… Read More
Uber plans to extend its flying-car tests to Los Angeles in 2020 with NASA’s help Thanks to a lift from NASA, Uber says it’ll be testing its flying-car prototypes in Los Angeles as well as… Read More
Flying car? Kitty Hawk’s first working prototype looks more like a flying raft Kitty Hawk, the hush-hush flying car venture backed by Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page, unveiled the first working prototype of… Read More
Uber’s flying car project is taking off; company hires NASA engineer for Uber Elevate team Uber’s vision for a flying car just got a lot clearer. The ride-hailing service has hired veteran NASA engineer Mark… Read More
Where’s your flying car? Airbus Group just might be testing it in Oregon this year Airbus Group says it’s on track to test its prototype self-piloted flying car by the end of the year, and… Read More
Report: Google’s Larry Page puts $100 million into the race to create flying cars Google co-founder Larry Page is reportedly funding not just one, but two competing teams to turn the decades-old vision of flying cars… Read More
This ‘Back to the Future’ style flying car is closer to reality than you might think One look at this video and you might ask, “Who cares about self-driving cars?” That’s right. Not only is this… Read More
