Jan 9, 2025 | Aerial Vehicles, China
When Xpeng Aeroht, an offshoot of Chinese EV startup Xpeng, showed its flying concept car at the Bangkok auto show last year, it turned heads. Now the Chinese startup is ready to take to the skies. The company’s “Land Aircraft Carrier” is expected to transition from...
Dec 11, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility
A new type of flying car could soon be ferrying passengers through the skies using a novel propulsion technology, engineers say. On Nov. 5, CycloTech, an Austrian company that builds flying car components, unveiled blueprints for its new “BlackBird”...
Nov 7, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility
Archer Aviation, a leading electric flight company based in San Jose, California, is bringing its futuristic air taxis to Japan. The company will sell 100 of its Midnight battery-powered aircraft to Soracle, a joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo...
Nov 7, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Featured
Chinese EV maker Xpeng Inc.’s (NYSE:XPEV) Chairman He Xiaopeng on Wednesday provided details on its modular flying car called Land Aircraft Carrier, including its sales timeline and driving ease. What Happened: The Land Aircraft...
Oct 24, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility, Featured
The Federal Aviation Administration has formally recognized a new category of aircraft for the first time in roughly eight decades — a technology not so different from the flying cars of “The Jetsons” and “Back to the Future.” The FAA officially...
Oct 17, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Defense, Military
Autonomous helicopters have been in the works for years now, and that means we’re already getting to see some incipient results. One such development might take the form of a self-flying Black Hawk helicopter, for which DARPA just gave one of the biggest names...
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