California startup Alef Aeronautics has released "the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, with vertical takeoff, non-tethered)," as CEO Jim Dukhovny wrote in a ...

Last week, a real-life flying car took to the skies over California. The test flight of the Model Zero—a drive-and-fly prototype built by San Mateo, California-based Alef Aeronautics—lasted ...

That’s bad news for anyone planning to fly this year. When airlines pull back, the experience of flying gets suckier. “Reduced capacity” is industry-speak for fewer flights. That means the ...

One thousand feet above the world's largest iceberg, it's hard to believe what you're seeing. It stretches all the way to the horizon - a field of white as far as the eye can see. Its edge looks ...

The seaglider takes advantage of what's called the wing-in-ground-effect – where a winged vehicle experiences less aerodynamic drag when it's close to the surface it's flying above, like the ...

Among sleek electric cars and futuristic tech at the 2025 Silicon Valley Auto Show, one vehicle stole the spotlight: the Alef Flying Car. Yes, it is a real-life flying car, not a CGI concept or an ...

Automotive and aviation company Alef Aeronautics successfully tested its Model Zero Ultralight flying car. The car was able to hover in the air for 40 seconds. However, strict restrictions on ...

You can take these steps to reduce the risk. 1️⃣ Fear of flying: Two recent plane crashes have stoked worries among flyers and prompted some to pull back on their air travel plans. American ...

Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy! Hosted by Tom Boon, our Managing Editor, alongside Senior Editor Channing Reid, the 249th episode is now available for your ...

Like something you’d see in the utopian future of TV’s “The Jetsons,” Orlando International Airport is trying to realize a long-desired dream of bringing flying cars to the region.

All of these debates are feeding into passengers’ nervousness about flying, according to Bastian. “Unfortunately, as we all know, some aspects of the crash were politicized which did not help ...