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Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal Showcases eVTOL Vehicle Cabin Concept at Farnborough International Airshow by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Supernal unveiled its first eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, offering a first look at how its parent company is utilizing automotive capabilities …

Airspeeder Introduces the World’s First Electric Flying Racing Car Pilots by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Since 2019, Alauda Aeronautics and Airspeeder have been bringing together engineers, technical and sports rights experts to develop the world’s first and only fully functioning electric flying racing cars for use in an …

SkyDrive Unveils Ultra-Compact Emission-Free Flying Vehicle at CES 2022 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Tokyo-based aero tech startup SkyDrive has revealed its Model SD-03, an ultra-light and compact flying vehicle that recently completed testing for piloted flight.This is the company’s first time showcasing its full-scale SD-03 outside of …

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 …

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® …

Source: EHang 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 …

Courtesy of EHang 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 …

Any drone company with Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ambitions needs connectivity. Which is why the news of a partnership between EHang, the Chinese manufacturer behind the 184 passenger drone, and telecoms giant Vodafone, should come as no surprise. The former has an aerial system that’s completed manned test flights in …

  Audi and Airbus took center stage this week at Amsterdam Drone Week, showing off their concept of modular drone taxis with live demos. DRONELIFE at Amsterdam Drone Week, Airbus Prototype Modular Drone Taxi   Amsterdam Drone Week has had a heavy focus on smart cities and smart mobility, exploring …

EHANG 184 AAV Manned Flight Test by EHANG CEO Mr. Hu Huazhi (PRNewsfoto/EHang Holdings Limited) It will be powerful to determine what’s happening with Ehang.  In October, DRONELIFE reported that a credible supply stated the corporate was contemplating chapter.  Per week later, firm CEO Derrick Xiong stated the rumors had …