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Here s our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size. BMW-powered flying car completes 35-minute test flight A prototype flying car, powered by a BMW engine, completed a 35-minute test flight between two Slovakian cities – Nitra and Bratislava on Monday. After landing, at a click of a button, the aircraft transformed into a sports car in under three minutes and was driven by its inventor, Stefan Klein and co-founder, Anton Zajac to downtown Bratislava. The AirCar, a dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle, is being developed by a Slovakia-based firm, Klein Vision. AirCar Prototype 1 is equipped with a 160HP engine with a fixed-propeller and a ballistic parachute. It has flown at 8200 ft and reached a maximum cruising speed of 190km/h. The inter-city flight was a key development milestone for the AirCar. “This flight starts a new era of dual transportation vehicles,” Klein said. AirCar Prototype 2, the pre-production model, will be equipped with a 300HP engine, an

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