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‘Flying Cars’ Compete in Airspeeder EXA Series eVTOL Race

'Flying-car’ contest took place over salt flats near Adelaide, South Australia.

Onboard cameras capture the action as eVTOLs race around a course in South Australia. [Courtesy: Airspeeder]
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Key Takeaways:

  • eVTOL racing, drawing parallels to early aircraft development, is being used to accelerate the advancement of electric "flying car" technology.
  • Alauda Aeronautics and Airspeeder successfully launched their Airspeeder EXA Series with the first remotely piloted electric "flying car" race, featuring two pilots in full-scale eVTOL quadcopters.
  • The series plans to expand with more pilots and serve as a development program for fully crewed Airspeeder Grand Prix races by 2024, aiming to become an airborne version of Formula 1.
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Starting more than a century ago, racing helped drive the development of early aircraft to the point where they became mainstream mass transportation. Today companies building eVTOLs are taking a similar route.

Alauda Aeronautics and Airspeeder say two of their eVTOL racing vehicles competed in the first race for electric “flying cars,” kicking off their Airspeeder EXA Series of competitions featuring remotely piloted eVTOLs.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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