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Kitty Hawk VTOL Has Flown 25,000 Times
Flyer, the one-person VTOL being developed by Kitty Hawk, the flying car company founded by former Google executive Sebastian Thrun, has now flown more than 25,000 times. The company hopes to market the one-passenger/pilot Flyer alongside CORA, its two-person/piloted air taxi, which is being developed with Boeing. Flyer is intended for recreational use. Kitty Hawk…
Flying Car Skyport Condos Coming Soon
Swimming pool? Check. Tennis courts. Check. Boxing ring. Check. Workout gym. Check. Pilates studio. Check. When it comes to luxury living, it’s all about the amenities, right? And for today’s high-end homebuyers with an eye on tomorrow, Paramount Miami Worldcenter completes the picture with your own skyport to land your VTOL on the rooftop of…
New Race Series for Flying Cars
Playing off the idea of “if you build it they will come,” tech entrepreneur Matt Pearson believes his launch of a motorsports racing series for the sky will propel innovation in electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL). If the popularity of NASCAR and Formula 1 are any indication, there’s an eager fan base that…
Netherlands’ PAL-V and Kuwait Airways Ink Partnership Deal
Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) and the Dutch manufacturer of the Personal Air Land Vehicle (PAL-V) flying cars announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining their plans for KAC to provide maintenance services for the flying car fleet in the Persian Gulf and Middle East when it begins selling cars in 2021….
Detroit Flying Car Startup MOBi-ONE Prepares for Takeoff
Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), an aviation technology start-up, wants to use Detroit’s automotive manufacturing resources as a springboard to advance the era of urban air mobility. To that end, the flying car startup has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TPS Logistics. TPS Logistics is a 25-year-old global transportation company. Potential manufacturing sites to…
Volocopter Awarded as Technology Pioneer
The World Economic Forum recently chose Volocopter, maker of air taxis, as one of the 56 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2019. The German company makes electronic air taxis that take off and land vertically (eVTOL). It aims to use its emissions-free air taxis to help ease traffic in large cities around the world. Volocopter’s…