Flying cars

‘Flying Taxis And Satellite Phones’ Top Tech Trends Of 2023

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  • The success at NIF will spur on the dozens of private companies which one day hope to build a commercial fusion reactor.
  • EVTOL, designed for relatively short journeys and a handful of passengers, dozens of firms around the world are betting there is a market for them.
  • AST SpaceMobile has been developing technology that would enable a mobile phone to connect directly to a satellite to place calls or use data at 5G speeds.

At 1:03am on Monday 5 December, the most...

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Wheels In The Air !

  • At Draper University in San Mateo, California, a start-up revealed how its flying car hopes to take off.
  • Alef bills its still-in-development electric vehicle, the Model A, as the first true flying car.
  • Could fly at a speed of about 110 Km/Hr.

Jim Dukhovny, Alef’s chief executive and co-founder, argues most existing vehicles are not strictly flying cars in his opinion.“A flying car has to be a car, which means it can drive on a regular street, park in a regular parking space. And it also...

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Where’s Elon? Morgan Stanley report concludes eVTOLs are in Tesla’s future

Morgan Stanley says Tesla will soon be in the eVTOL business

Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is a lightning rod for analysts. His efforts have been both praised for their visionary approach (Tesla electric automobiles; Boring Co.) and derided as distractions (Tesla Semi, SolarCity).

Morgan Stanley analysts believe Musk should, and will, add another side project — electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) craft.

“We must acknowledge that Tesla management has, to date, openly discouraged speculation around their involvement in eVTOL/UAM. So, that’s it...

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Hot Shots: Flying car, commemorative train, major floods and more

Montage of a Union Pacific train and alit up tractor-trailer, with the FreightWaves Hot Shots logo.

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features the successful journey of a flying car prototype, a train painted to celebrate Juneteenth and inclusion, as well as massive floods that submerged trucks and washed out roads.

Detroit downpours

It rained cats and dogs across Michigan last weekend, with several inches recorded in many locations Saturday. Some parts of the Detroit metropolitan area...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-flying-car-commemorative-train-major-floods-and-more

Flying cars set for slow takeoff, rapid ascent

Urban air mobility market outlook

Henry Ford, who famously predicted in 1940 that a combination airplane and car was coming for the average person, might not have been right at the time, nor were the thousands that followed with predictions of flying cars in the decades ahead. But those same predictions are slowly becoming true. By 2040, famed flying-car commuter George Jetson may have his choice of rides. 

Yes, the flying car has (almost) arrived.

Investors hoping to jump into the urban air mobility (UAM) market may be turned...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flying-cars-set-for-slow-takeoff-rapid-ascent

[Watch] Cars That Can Actually Fly

Flying cars are finally here and in this video are 4 examples:

  1. Pal V,
  2. Terrafugia Transition,
  3. Maveric LSA and
  4. Aeromobile 3.0.

Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or advice of any sort. Please consult the experts in that field for the authenticity of the presentations.

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