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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 acquisition by Joby Aviation, has a launched his own company called Whisper Aero. The startup, which came ou...

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 Stefan Klein, AirCar’s inventor, described the Monday morning flight as “normal” and “very ...

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’