Coventry, UK is set to go down in history as the location of the world’s first airport for autonomous delivery drones and electric flying cars. The project, conceived by Urban Air Port, won the British government’s Future Flight Challenge and received a substantial grant of £1.2 … [Read more...] about World’s first airport for flying cars launches this year
Flying Cars
A Massachusetts-based startup has designed a hydrogen-powered flying car
In the past couple months, we’ve written about the exciting development of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircrafts, which are better known as flying cars. The promise of flying cars is that they could make transportation across short distances greener and … [Read more...] about A Massachusetts-based startup has designed a hydrogen-powered flying car
Flying cars could be great for the environment. Here’s why
While it’s hard to know whether “flying cars” will ever become a commercial reality, they could help solve a major climate problem. Aviation, which makes up about 2 percent of global carbon emissions, will be one of the hardest parts of the economy to decarbonize. Lilium, a … [Read more...] about Flying cars could be great for the environment. Here’s why
Boeing just tested its first ‘flying car’
Boeing has successfully tested its experimental all-electric autonomous ‘flying car’. A prototype of its pilotless passenger air vehicle completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing during the test. Propelled by electricity, the model is designed for fully autonomous flight … [Read more...] about Boeing just tested its first ‘flying car’