The company says its vehicle is the first of its kind to get legal approval to fly in the US.
The Alef Aeronautics Model A is officially the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing car to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration , meaning it can legally fly over the United States.
The statement comes from the company itself, which claims that the wingless flying car has a 200-mile driving range and a flight range of 110 miles, but as it stands now, the futuristic-looking vehicle is still very much a prototype, and I wasn’t able to find any footage of test flights, even though Alef says it has been test-driving and test-flying full-size prototypes since 2019 .
Nevertheless, the startup began taking pre-orders for the Model A flying car in October 2022 and claims to have received over 440 reservations by the end of the year. People can pay a $150 deposit to get into the “regular” queue or $1,500 to be in the “priority” queue.
“We’re excited to receive this certification from the FAA,” said Jim Dukhovny, CEO of Alef Aeronautics. “It allows us to move closer to bringing people an environmentally friendly and faster commute, saving individuals and companies hours each week. This is one small step for planes, one giant step for cars.”
When it’s all said and done, the Alef Model A looks to be the flying car we’ve been waiting for for the last century or so. The perfect solution to beating traffic on the morning and evening commutes. But it’s far from the first vehicle to promise this, with
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