Flying Car to Begin Testing at California Airports

Alef Aeronautics says two airports have agreed to host testing of its prototype Model Zero.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 04:53 PM ET

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Alef’s Model Zero flying car arrives at Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) for flight testing. [Courtesy: Alef Aeronautics]

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Alef Aeronautics is commencing flight tests for its Model A, a roadable electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) "flying car," at two California airports.
The Model A is unique for its ability to drive on roads and perform vertical takeoffs directly from the street, transitioning to flight by rotating 90 degrees, offering a driving range of 200 miles and a flight range of 110 miles.
The company has received special airworthiness certification, over 3,300 preorders for the $300,000 vehicle, and is optimistic about new FAA rules potentially simplifying its certification path.

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A true flying car in the Jetsonian sense of the term—one capable of driving alongside other cars or lifting off directly from the road to fly over traffic jams—is set to begin testing at two California airports.

Alef Aeronautics, developer of the roadable, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Model A, on Tuesday said it signed flight testing agreements with Half Moon Bay (KHAF) and Hollister Municipal (KCVH) airports. The company in 2023 received an experimental category special airworthiness certification that allowed it to take its prototype Model Zero out for drive-and-fly testing on the streets of California.