City traffic congestion is a very headache nowadays, but I believe that in the near future, people will be able to completely avoid the traffic. According to the British media "LADBible" report on October 22, the world's first truly "flying" car will be released in three years. It is very magical. It can run on the road like an ordinary car and fly in the sky like a helicopter.
This world's first flying car is called the Model A. It was developed by Alef Airlines, California-based in the United States, and costs US$300,000 (about RMB 210,000).
Alev Airlines explained that the Model A uses existing urban infrastructure to drive and park, but can also fly directly into the sky if it encounters traffic jams. It is also the only car that can do this at present.
On October 19, the company began to pre-sale this model. If you pay US$150 (about RMB 1,050) to pick up the car in the "ordinary queue", you can pay US$1,500 (about RMB 10,500) to pick up the car first.
They plan to deliver the first batch of cars in the fourth quarter of 2025. The single-passenger prototype is reported to be expected to travel 200 miles (about 320 kilometers) and fly 110 miles (about 176 kilometers).
Alev CEO Jim Dukhovny believes that the Model A will be the fastest and most convenient means of transportation from the starting point to the end point in history, and it is also the best solution to adapt to urban transportation needs in the 21st century.
Duhofni said that drivers can choose their own driving or flight mode and choose the best path based on current road conditions, weather and infrastructure.
It is worth mentioning that the company has been working on flying cars since 2015, and its founding teams include Duhoffney, Constantine Kisly, Pavel Markin and Oleg Petrov, all of whom have decades of experience in engineering and technological development.
And so far, they have tested this flying car and tested it for three years. It is said to be equipped with a distributed power propulsion system, a powerful software flight stability and safety system, as well as aileron stability system and all-wheel drive. At the same time, four propellers are installed on each side of the body, but these "wings" are hidden.
The roof surface is an open grid design, not a solid panel, which is conducive to air circulation. In addition, the car is equipped with parachute .
And for safety reasons, the Model A also has three to eight times redundancy of all key components as well as real-time diagnostics. If the car detects problems, it has the ability to refuse transition to flight state, it can also detect and avoid obstacles, and glide to a controlled landing point.
Alev insists that the sky is the only answer to solving traffic congestion. Only by adding third-dimensional travel can you improve traffic, which is impossible to achieve no matter how many lanes are.
In addition to the Model A, Alev still has great plans for the company's future, and other models are also under development, including a Model Z car for four people. The
model will have a range of more than 300 miles (about 480 kilometers) and a distance of more than 220 miles (about 352 kilometers), and will be priced at US$35,000 (about 245,000 yuan), and is scheduled to be launched in 2035.
And with the entry of the A-type cars and Z-type cars into the market, the competition in the automotive industry is becoming increasingly fierce. It is reported that Joby airlines supported by Toyota Motor Company have taken a step forward to all electric vehicles aircraft, and related preparations have been approved.
In addition, there are many other strong competitors, including Hyundai, Cadillac and some smaller companies such as Klein.
The two-seater aerial vehicle developed by the company is being tested in Slovakia . They completed more than 140 35-minute flights from Nitra to Bratisla and successfully landed.The same nearly 60-mile (about 96 kilometers) journey takes nearly 90 minutes to complete if you drive.
Source: LADBible, Bing
