Articles tagged “flying cars”

Startups

Startups Raise $331 Million for Flying Taxi Airports and AI Expense Management 

Four travel startups have raised more than $100 million each over the past two weeks.

Justin Dawes | 3 days ago

Startups Raise $331 Million for Flying Taxi Airports and AI Expense Management 

Airlines

Flying Cars Could Face an Infrastructure Shortage — Power Grids to Recharge Them

These so-called flying taxis will face numerous obstacles in the path toward getting off the ground. Consumer adoption and pricing could be issues, and ample electricity to recharge vehicle batteries is another.

Gabriel Araujo, Reuters | 10 months ago

Flying Cars Could Face an Infrastructure Shortage — Power Grids to Recharge Them

Online Travel

Air Taxi Startup Joby May Go Public by Merging With a Blank Check Company

Joby Aviation, a startup that's building an electric aircraft capable of making vertical takeoffs and landings inside cities, may seek to go public soon. If it does so by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, it will copy similar moves by helicopter taxi service Blade and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.

Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin, Reuters | 3 years ago

Air Taxi Startup Joby May Go Public by Merging With a Blank Check Company

Ground Transport

Flying Cars: Separating Hype From Real Potential

We're not saying flying cars won't exist; they already do. But at this point, it's ludicrous to expect the market to grow beyond a niche offering for the wealthy anytime in the next few decades. Don't buy the hype.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Flying Cars: Separating Hype From Real Potential