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Japan’s SkyDrive advances ‘compact air mobility’ - evtol.com

Japan's SkyDrive is betting that its compact, two-person eVTOL will be an ideal fit for air taxi operations within dense urban environments.

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Get ready for all-electric flying car races, they’re coming - Electrek

The Airspeeder vehicle weighs 550 pounds, uses a 500-kWh battery, and travles up to 125 miles per hour. It hovers between 15 and 130 feet off the ground.

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Transcend Air prepares to open funding round for Vy 400

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft developer Transcend Air is hoping to secure its first round of private investment before the end of the year, which it says should generate enough funding to build and fly the first full-scale prototype of its six-seat, tiltwing Vy 400 air taxi.

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Lilium Completes $240M Funding Round

Munich-based Lilium GmbH announced on March 23, 2020 that is had completed an internal funding round worth more than $240M. The round was led by Tencent, with participation from other existing inve…

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Looks To Accelerate Introduction Of CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft To Market Urban Aeronautics, the hydrogen/electric-powered vertical take-off and la| Published: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 | Aero-News Network

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Jaunt’s ROSA gyrodyne: The first eVTOL air taxi that actually looks safe

This eVTOL air taxi design looks like a weird helicopter/plane hybrid, but it's the safest of all the eVTOL designs we've ever seen, and it has another killer advantage in that it requires no special certification. That's huge news in the emerging 3D commuting market, because it could make this…

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Uber Adds Jaunt As Sixth eVTOL Vehicle Manufacturing Partner - Avionics

Uber Elevate has named Jaunt Air Mobility its sixth manufacturing partner for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles.

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Pipistrel Unveils 801 eVTOL - AVweb

Slovenia-based Pipistrel Vertical Solutions threw its hat into the eVTOL ring Tuesday by revealing a multi-fan electric airplane with vertical takeoff and landing capability. At Uber’s Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., Pipistrel unveiled the so-called 801 as a five-occupant winged aircraft capable of a 60-mile range at 175 MPH or more. The 801 has four …

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This Aska flying car could whisk you to work above the gridlock in 2025, startup NFT hopes

Exclusive: Startup NFT unveils the folding-wing vehicle it hopes will halve travel times by both driving on roads and flying itself through the air.

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We’re still waiting for flying cars. This startup says hydrogen power is the answer

As Uber, Airbus, and others promise battery-powered planes to ferry people and cargo, a startup called Akai’i is betting on hydrogen fuel cells instead.

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Lilium hopes to soar with launch of electric air taxis

German startup aims to rise above what is expected to be a lucrative if crowded market

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Cracking the Devilish Aerodynamics of Newfangled Flying Cars

As outfits like Beta, Joby, and Kitty Hawk explore new kinds of aircraft with pivoting rotors, wings, and more, they must crack the complex problem of keeping heavier-than-air machines aloft.

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Airbus & Audi reveal electric air taxi CityAirbus - electrive.com

As part of the Urban Air Mobility project, Airbus has now presented the air taxi CityAirbus in the Audi town of Ingolstadt. The electric aircraft with eight rotors takes off and lands vertically and will be able to transport up to four passengers. The model still has its maiden flight ahead of it. With the …

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Goodyear flies into Geneva with Aero tiltrotor tire concept

If they really are to be considered "cars," flying cars will require at least two things: tires for driving on the road, and propellers for flying through the air. Goodyear has combined the two into one unit – or actually into four units – with its Aero concept.

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The Speeder: Jetpack Aviation opens pre-orders on jet powered flying motorcycle

Jetpack Aviation has leap-frogged its own flying car project with the announcement that it's taking pre-orders now on a self-stabilizing, jet turbine-powered flying motorcycle capable of 150 mph speeds, 20 minute endurance and 15,000 ft altitudes.

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Let's drive in the sky.

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Australian startup plans a proper long-range, road-drivable VTOL flying car

Another flying car company is preparing to join the race, as Australia's Macchina Volantis gears up to prototype its roadable 5-seat electric aircraft. With VTOL capability, winged flight mode and a diesel range extender, it should fly at three times highway speed and offer some serious range.