[ad_1] Toyota-backed SkyDrive has finally conducted a public, crewed test flight (via Observer) for its flying car after years of work. The startup flew its SD-03 vehicle around the Toyota Test Field in the city of Toyota with a pilot at the helm. While it wasn’t autonomous, as you might have guessed, it showed that […]
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Hyundai will show off a flying car concept at CES
[ad_1] Beyond the image you see above of a futuristic San Francisco skyline, Hyundai didn’t provide a lot of information about its flying vehicle. The one detail we have is that all three concepts will work in tandem with one another to move people through congested cities. We’ll have to see if the concept pans […]
Kitty Hawk’s ‘Heaviside’ is an ultra-quiet electric flying machine
[ad_1] It’s also tiny, as you can make out in a picture with a person crouching next to the aircraft with seating for one. TechCrunch got up close and personal with Heaviside, noting that at the moment the cockpit seats its passenger on bare carbon fiber. Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun told TechCrunch “The calculus […]
Hyundai hires a NASA engineer to run its new ‘flying car’ division
[ad_1] According to Hyundai, the UAM sector is expected to grow to $1.5 trillion within the next 20 years. But Hyundai is far from the first to announce UAM plans. Uber is working on a flying taxi with Bell. Volocopter has an 18-rotor autonomous air taxi. Lilium’s flying taxi may carry as many as five […]
NEC’s passenger drone takes a short test flight in Japan
[ad_1] The battery-powered drone didn’t actually have a passenger inside as it rose to a height of about 10 feet for a few moments before returning to the ground. It was the first demo of such a vehicle by a major Japanese corporation, according to Bloomberg. Its partner Cartivator aims to start mass production in […]
The reality of pollution kills your dream of a flying car
[ad_1] The researchers came to their conclusions through a physics-based model that reflects the “general trends” of the industry. It considers factors like weight, battery energy and the lift-to-drag ratio. This doesn’t mean you’ll never leave the ground. The economy tips in your favor beyond the 22-mile mark, since flying cars gain efficiency the longer […]