Flying taxis within five years? Not likely

When the American aerospace company Bell Nexus unveiled an air taxi at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this month it breathed new life into conversations about a future where ...

Boeing pilotless air taxi lifts off the ground, but there is no rush to catch a ride

Boeing offered a glance at a futuristic alternative to crowded freeways when its prototype autonomous air taxi—essentially a flying car with no driver—lifted off the ground for the first ...

Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor hits namesake 280 mph for the first time

Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor combat aircraft lived up to its name on Wednesday as it pegged the speedometer at a true airspeed of 280 knots (322 mph, 518 km/h), or twice that of conventional ...

Boeing’s electric autonomous passenger air vehicle just had its first flight

Boeing flying car prototype completes first test flight

Boeing said Wednesday its prototype "flying car"—part of a project aimed at "on-demand autonomous air transportation"—has completed its first successful test flight.

Ford patent application could hint at V8 power for Mustang hybrid - Roadshow

The hybrid system will work with any longitudinally mounted engine.

Boeing Tests Autonomous Flying Taxi

It didn't fly for long, but it's still a step in the right direction. Maybe we'll get those flying cars yet.  The post Boeing Tests Autonomous Flying Taxi appeared first on ExtremeTech.

Watch Boeing's autonomous VTOL aircraft prototype complete its first test 'flight'

Just as the world is starting to come to terms with the concept of self-driving cars, big corporations and smaller startups alike are already turning their eyes to the skies.

Boeing's flying car lifts off in race to revolutionize urban travel

Boeing Co said its flying car prototype hovered briefly in the air during an inaugural test flight on Wednesday, a small but significant step as the world's largest planemaker bids to revolutionize ...

Boeing’s experimental autonomous aircraft completes its first test flight

Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of aerospace giant Boeing, said Wednesday that it recently conducted the first test flight of its all-electric autonomous passenger air vehicle. ...

Boeing’s Autonomous Flying Taxi Pulls Off Successful First Flight

Boeing knows a thing or two about aircraft so if you’d expect anyone to be able to pull off a successful test of an autonomous flying taxi, it would be Boeing. The company has announced ...

Boeing’s flying car has completed its first test flight 

Boeing has successfully completed its first test flight of its passenger air vehicle in Virginia. The autonomous flying car would allow passengers to travel above congested cities and towns.

Boeing's autonomous flying taxi completes its first flight - Roadshow

The inaugural trip focused on takeoff and landing, but there's more on the horizon.

Boeing's self-flying taxi completes its first flight

Multiple companies have outlined plans for flying taxis, but Boeing just took an important step toward making them a practical reality. The aircraft maker has completed the first test ...

Boeing successfully completes test flight of air taxi prototype

Boeing, which is working with Uber on flying taxis, successfully completed the first test of its prototype autonomous passenger air vehicle.        

Boeing and Bell's 'flying cars' will be the first of many

Autonomous air taxis will be the next craze in cities as urban air mobility takes off.

Boeing’s autonomous passenger air vehicle makes maiden flight

An autonomous electrically-powered passenger air vehicle (PAV) built by Boeing has successfully completed its first test flight. Designed by Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences, the electric ...

Boeing Is One Step Closer To Electric Air Taxi — Successful Passenger Air Vehicle Test Flight

Boeing and Airbus are waging a serious war in the personal air transportation industry that is budding. Boeing just completed its first successful take-off and landing with its electric vertical ...

Boeing’s flying car completes first test flight

The vehicle is designed for fully autonomous flight from takeoff to landing, with a range of up to 80 km