KleinVision's hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, completed a 35-minute flight between two international airports in Slovakia. The Slovakian company was founded by Professor Stefan Klein, who has been devoted to “converting his flying-car dream into reality” since 1989 when he finished his diploma-thesis “AeroMobil - Personal Vision of Transport System.” Powered by...
Will flying racecars ever become a reality? Airspeeder [https://airspeeder.com/] is betting on it, and they’ve got the progress to show it with their successful test flight of the world’s first electric flying racecar, the Alauda Mk3. Airspeeder is the brainchild of entrepreneur Matthew Pearson, who had...
Is supersonic air travel back? United Airlines indeed thinks so! The airline is ordering 15 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic, a supersonic airplane manufacturing startup. With an option to increase that order to 50 jets, the deal hinges on Boom’s ability to successfully deliver the planes, pass regulatory approvals...
SpaceX is building its first floating spaceport platform and plans to start hosting launches as early as next year. Dubbed Deimos, the ocean spaceport is one of two converted oil rigs that SpaceX purchased in 2020 with the aim to transform them into launch pads and landing sites for its...
A survey conducted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has revealed that 83% of Europeans have a positive attitude towards urban air mobility (UAM) services. UAM services include flying taxis, air ambulances, drone deliveries, and more. 71% of the survey participants said they were even ready to try...
Tesla has a contract to test Luminar LiDAR sensors in its vehicles. A picture shared by @gbrutle [https://twitter.com/gbrulte/status/1395356317410287617] on Twitter of a Tesla Model Y with California dealer plates and a Luminar LiDAR rig sparked debate on whether the automaker is pivoting from a camera-based...
