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Autonomous AI drone technology is bringing us closer and closer to a future that we so far saw depicted only in films...

Whisper Aero emerges from stealth to quiet drones and air taxis The skies are on the cusp of getting busier — and louder — as drone delivery and electric vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft startups move from moonshot to commercialization. One former NASA engineer and ex-director of Uber’s air taxi division is developing tech to ensure that more air traffic doesn’t equal more noise. Mark Moore, who was most recently director of engineering at Uber Elevate until its acquisit...

Share A flying car has completed its first inter-city flight in Slovakia, a milestone its creators claim is “turning science fiction into reality”. Created by Stefan Klein, the AirCar is a convertible flying car that can transform from car to aircraft in just 135 seconds. The prototype AirCar, created by Slovakian company Klein Vision, flew for 35 minutes between Nitra and Bratislava airports, before reverting into a car on touchdown and driving into the centre of the nearby town. Professor...

Inside Silicon Valley’s 10-year quest to make soaring above a crowded city street as easy as calling an Uber.

What is a flying car? ‘Like Uber meets Tesla in the air’

Archer revealed its 3-seater eVTOL called the Maker, an electric aircraft that takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane, in Los Angeles.

Archer Aviation unveiled its autonomous electric two-seater aircraft dubbed “Maker” on Thursday, which it will use for testing as it works towards certification of a larger piloted five-seater announced in March 2020. The aircraft unveiled on Thursday is not what would take to the skies should the company reach commercial operation in 2024. However, Archer’s […]

Archer reveals its Maker flying taxi, promising an alternative to traffic hell

Brisbane Airport’s international terminal to close, with new facility planned We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement The days are numbered for Brisbane Airport’s international terminal, with overseas flights to be moved to a new joint domestic-international terminal by next decade. All domestic flights now leave from the terminal closest to Moreton Bay, while the 1995-built international terminal, about 1.5 kilome...

Drone technology cant advance without infrastructure Alex Krutz © Provided by Washington Examiner Only in the last few years has drone technology potentially become advanced enough to transport humans. That type of transport, called advanced air mobility, is the next transformative technology in aviation. There are several categories of advanced air mobility, but the primary ones are cargo and human passenger transportation. The cargo category is known as "unmanned aerial sys...