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 beginning flight testing for its Model A "flying car," an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle capable of driving on roads and taking off directly from the street.
The Model A is unique for its design, which allows it to drive, lift off vertically, and then rotate 90 degrees in the air to fly as a biplane, aiming to integrate with both automotive and aviation infrastructure.
Testing will occur at Half Moon Bay and Hollister Municipal airports in California, starting with an ultralight variant before moving to the commercial Model A, which has over 3,300 preorders at $300,000 each.
New FAA rules under the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) could simplify the Model A's certification as a light sport aircraft, potentially allowing for passenger flights.

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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.