Flying cars are no longer a science fiction fantasy, but are becoming a reality.
They are currently in production and could be delivered to customers within the next year or two.
The company is called Alef Aeronautics.
Founded in 2015, it is at the forefront of the flying car industry, with more than 3,500 pre-orders of its flying cars.
The Alef Model A Ultralight is a vehicle that can drive and fly, as seen in a testing video where the vehicle elevates and goes airborne over another car.
The video has over 2 billion views worldwide.
“A little under a month ago, we started building the first car to be delivered to the actual customer,” said Jim Dukhovny.
Alef Aeronautics co-founder Jim Dukhovny said his company and technology have two priorities: safety and regulatory compliance.
Dukhovny said this vehicle will be able to elevate thousands of feet or just 20.
“At this point at least, the cabin is not pressurized. So you can’t go up to the levels where you need a pressurized cabin,” he said.
Dukhovny said the current Model A ultralight goes for $300,000.
But he expects in about a decade, the price will drop to roughly $30,000.
He called it an EV car first, an aircraft second, with a range of 200 miles on the road and 110 in the air.
It will fall under existing ultra light aircraft Federal Aviation Administration regulations, which means no certification is required currently.
“There are rules where you can take off and land. So if you’re imagining a scenario that you’re going to drive on the freeway, take off, fly, and then land on the freeway, that’s not going to happen,” he said.
He said learning to operate the vehicle will only take a few hours, but also require to learn FAA regulations.
“So you have to read the sectional map, you have to understand the alpha, bravao airspace and where you can fly, where you cannot fly,” he added.
The first models are expected to hit the roadways in either Silicon Valley or Hong Kong and will test real world conditions under very controlled testing.
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