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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 […]

07/07/2018 / By David Williams

Proposed electric helicopter that converts to a plane in the air gets backing from Toyota, Intel

The flying car that was promised in so many science fiction stories of the past may soon become a reality if the California-based startup Joby Aviation gets its way. The company is currently hard at work on a prototype electric vehicle that it calls a “flying taxi” and has just received $100 million in funding […]

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 […]

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 […]

02/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

China’s “megadrone” is world’s first autonomous aerial vehicle, carries passengers at 80 mph during test flights

Automakers dream about driverless cars. Chinese company EHang one-ups them with its one-man flying megadrone, reported The Daily Mail. Footage released by the Chinese drone maker show their EHang 184 “autonomous aerial vehicle” zipping through the air at 80 mph (130 kph) with a live person aboard its sleek cabin. EHang claimed that single and two-seat versions of its […]

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