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Russians Join Quest for Flying Cars
Two Russia-based aircraft companies, Ilyushin and Sukhoi, are taking part in a state-run project called AeroNet to launch an air taxi by 2025. Scientists in Novosibirsk, Siberia’s largest city, are also actively engaged in the development of flying cars, according to the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects. A laboratory dedicated to the project has…
Hyundai’s Flying Car Initiative Takes Off
With a market opportunity expected to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2040, Hyundai Motor Group recently signaled it’s ready to enter the quest for safe, reliable flying cars by forming an urban air mobility division. The South Korean automaker hired Dr. Jaiwon Shin, formerly an aeronautics engineer with NASA, to lead the initiative. Head of Hyundai…
Uber Air Prepares for Takeoff in Melbourne
With the appointment of Natalie Malligan as the head of Uber Air Australia, the company is one step closer to launching its flying taxi service in Melbourne. Malligan was previously the head of Uber Australia and New Zealand. Malligan plans to make Uber’s urban aviation plans a reality. She will work with the Victorian government,…
US Air Force Prepares to Take Off with Flying Cars
F15 Eagle. F-22 Raptor. F-16 Fighting Falcon. Terrafugia? Pop.Up? The US Air Force has announced plans to develop its own flying car to add to its fleet of aircraft. Called Agility Prime, Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, explained: “It was a low-hanging opportunity to broaden the…
Malaysia: Ground Zero for Flying Cars?
When it comes to technological innovation, you can be forgiven if Kuala Lumpur is not the first place that comes to mind. But the city, Malaysia’s capital with a population of nearly 7 million, may be the first place flying cars take off commercially. Malaysia’s Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof has…
AeroMobil Set to Release 6.0 eVTOL Design
AeroMobil, the Slovakian flying car manufacturer, plans to reveal a scaled design of its version 6.0 flying car before the close of 2019. The 6.0 eVTOL will be the company’s first flight-mode-only model, said Simon Bendrey, AeroMobil’s head of engineering, at the Global Urban Air Summit in the UK. AeroMobil also announced the launch of…