First Commercially Available Flying Car! Propellers instead of wheels. by Ian M. Crosby DRONELIFE Staff Writer This year marks the 60th anniversary of the popular Renault 4. Selling upwards of 8 million units in more than 100 countries over a period spanning over 30 years, the 4L is an icon that has seen widespread global success. In celebration of the model's landmark … [Read more...] about This Flying Car is Commercially Available – for Only 4 Million Euros
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Ehang’s New Passenger Drone Designed for Long-Range, Intercity Transportation
EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH), announces a new electric autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV): the VT-30, a long range passenger drone designed for inter-city transportation. Publicly traded EHang has taken passenger drones to the skies all over the world. EHang has active projects in emergency response and aerial tourism in China, and extensive pilot programs in Korea and … [Read more...] about Ehang’s New Passenger Drone Designed for Long-Range, Intercity Transportation
Terrafugia’s Road and Air Vehicle Gets FAA Airworthiness Certificate: the Ultimate Hybrid for Urban Air Mobility
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) could be the way of the future for cities crippled by traffic - with no where to go, quite literally, but up. The vehicles are there to fly: passenger drones, flying cars - or from Terrafugia, a road and air vehicle that is both. Terrafugia's Transition® "Roadable Aircraft" has received an FAA special light-sport airworthiness certificate, one more … [Read more...] about Terrafugia’s Road and Air Vehicle Gets FAA Airworthiness Certificate: the Ultimate Hybrid for Urban Air Mobility
EHang Earns Chinese Approval for Passenger Drone Testing
Passenger drone manufacturer EHang obtained the world’s first commercial license from the Chinese government to test a passenger-grade drone. Company officials say this makes the Chinese startup “the world’s first [autonomous aerial vehicle] company approved by a national aviation authority to carry out commercial pilot operation for the category of 330-pound-plus air logistics … [Read more...] about EHang Earns Chinese Approval for Passenger Drone Testing
Passenger Drone Company Ehang Announces IPO
Passenger drone company Ehang has been fascinating the drone industry for years, since the company first introduced a passenger drone prototype at CES in January of 2016, after winning over $50 million in venture capital in 2015. In 2017, rumors of financial difficulties (which the company said were untrue) dogged Ehang - but in recent years, Ehang has scored a series of … [Read more...] about Passenger Drone Company Ehang Announces IPO