Articles about flying cars

Illustration: Helijet eVTOL with Vancouver skyline in background

Helijet plans to buy flying taxis from Beta Technologies for all-electric flights in B.C.

Vancouver, B.C.-based Helijet International has placed firm orders with Vermont-based Beta Technologies for a fleet of electric-powered vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, or… Read More

Illustration: Zeva's Argon VTOL aircraft in flight

Zeva Aero pivots from its flying saucer to an airplane with a vertical-takeoff twist

Zeva Aero, the Tacoma, Wash.-based personal aviation startup that’s been testing flying saucers, is shifting its focus to a more… Read More

‘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

Zeva puts its Zero ‘flying saucer’ eVTOL through first free-flying test in a pasture south of Seattle

After years of effort, Tacoma, Wash.-based Zeva has executed the first untethered, controlled flight test of its full-scale flying machine… 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

Concept for premium air mobility vehicle

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

Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which… 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

Airbus and Audi demonstrate mini-me version of flying car at Amsterdam show

A flying car developed by Airbus, Audi and Italdesign took a high-profile test flight today at the Amsterdam Drone Week… Read More

NASA and FAA cast a wide net to get set for revolution in urban air mobility

The rise of air mobility options ranging from delivery drones to air taxis and flying cars is shaping up as… 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

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg hails the air taxi as an idea whose time is coming … fast

It’s not exactly a revelation that the Boeing Co. is interested in autonomous flight, including robo-planes that can fly people.… 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

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

Uber CEO expects self-driving cars to start picking up passengers in 18 months. Flying cars? 5-7 years

The last generation of kids who will need to learn to drive has already been born, as far as Uber… 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

Passenger Drone joins the fray in global race to market autonomous flying cars

“Taking autonomous to the sky: You knew it was coming.” Swiss-based Passenger Drone is following up on the tag line… Read More