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09/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Two start-ups get Pentagon funding to build the first self-flying taxis

The Pentagon is hedging its bets in the race to build the world’s first driver-less air taxi. It is funding two start-ups that are quite close to realizing a working commercial vehicle in the near future, an article in The Guardian reported. Kitty Hawk and Joby Aviation are being funded by the Defense Innovation Unit […]

05/14/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The car from futuristic movies has arrived: Audi designs part-car, part-drone vehicle that can lift off from anywhere

A collaboration between car maker Audi and automobile design company Italdesign have spiced up the drab-looking Pop.Up flying taxi conceived by Airbus. Looking like a futuristic car from sci-fi movies, the reworked design is both stylish and practical, according to an article on EnGadget. The three companies recently presented a life-sized example of Pop.Up Next at the 88th […]

04/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The latest prototypes of flying cars do not require a pilot or piloting skills

The flying car company Kitty Hawk has finally debuted a prototype vehicle. According to an article on LiveScience, its new Cora air taxi will not need piloting skills – or a pilot – to operate. In the recent video and statement on the company website, Cora appears to be a typical small aircraft – until you […]

03/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Boeing is testing prototypes for passenger drone taxis, as flying cars and “urban air mobility” come closer to reality

A century ago, Glenn Curtiss unveiled the Autoplane, a flying car that could barely get off the ground. Now, a Bloomberg article reported that Boeing – the company that ultimately inherited the aircraft manufacturing division of Curtiss’ old company – is testing prototypes of the drone air taxi. “Real prototype vehicles are being built right now. So the technology is […]

04/19/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

World’s first FLYING CAR is neither a very good car, nor a very good plane

In something perhaps out of a James Bond movie or The Jetsons iconic animated TV sitcom, a European engineering company plans to unveil a flying car at an auto show in Monaco on April 20. Nearly three decades in development, including several prototypes, the AeroMobil flying car supposedly can run on regular gas with a range of […]

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