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Source: Alef AeronauticsWhat if flying around in an electric vehicle is a key part of the way you travel in the future? EVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles, popularly known as flying cars or air taxis, are being developed by firms in the U.S. to Europe and Asia. Four of the most common eVTOLsAn eVTOL aircraft can take off and land vertically. From the technologies they use to take off and land to the fact they're electric, eVTOLs are trying to distinguish themselves from helicopters. While some wealthy individuals may own their electric aircraft, they will more likely be operated in fleets by an operator, as is the case with airlines.
Persons: Lilium, Jim Dukhovny, Tim Draper, EHang Organizations: Aeronautics, JPMorgan, CNBC Tech, Aviation, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China, eVTOLs, Alef Aeronautics Alef Aeronautics, Alef Aeronautics, SpaceX, Theranos Locations: U.S, Europe, Asia, , eVTOLs, United States, China, Munich, Germany, Spain
Alef Aeronautics is in the early stages of developing a vehicle it hopes will both drive on roads and fly above them. We're trying to build a car which can vertically take off and fly efficiently," Jim Dukhovny, Alef Aeronautics' co-founder and CEO, told CNBC Tech: The Edge in an interview. In 2015, the team behind Alef met for the first time in a coffee shop, where Dukhovny scribbled the idea for his flying car down on a napkin. Dukhovny told CNBC there are currently 3,000 customers on its waitlist. Watch the video above for the rest of CNBC Tech: The Edge's interview with Alef Aeronautics' Jim Dukhovny and Director of R&D Oleg Petrov.
Persons: Jim Dukhovny, Dukhovny, Tim Draper, Draper, Tim, Oleg Petrov Organizations: Aeronautics, Alef Aeronautics, CNBC Tech, Alef, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, National, Traffic Safety Administration, SpaceX, CNBC Locations: Theranos
Alef Aeronautics said it's received over 2,850 reservations so far for its $300,000 flying car. The Silicon Valley startup is backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX. A $300,000 flying car known as the Model A is in the works at Alef Aeronautics, and the SpaceX-backed Silicon Valley startup said it's gotten over 2,850 preorders. Alef Aeronautics is set to begin deliveries in Q4 of 2025. The Model A was the first flying car to receive approval for test flights from the Federal Aviation Administration in July.
Persons: it's, Elon Musk's, , Jim Dukhovny, Alef Organizations: Aeronautics, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Service, Alef Aeronautics, SpaceX, CNBC, preorder, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: preorders
watch nowBARCELONA, Spain — Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed flying car firm, says it has reached 2,850 preorders for its futuristic electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. Dukhovny calls Alef's vehicle the "first flying car in history." "But we always had the idea that it has to be a car, a physical car, a regular car, as you can see it's an eVTOL, an electric car. Alef's car is mainly designed to be driven on the road, but will be able to take to the skies, too. To drive on the road, the car uses four small engines in each of the wheels, and will drive similar to a normal electric car.
Persons: Jim Dukhovny, Dukhovny, David Zorrakino, Tim Draper, Elon Organizations: Spain — Alef Aeronautics, SpaceX, Alef Aeronautics, Boeing, Airbus, Joby Aviation, CNBC, Mobile, Europa Press, Getty, SKTelecom Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, San Mateo , California, Alef, Germany, Korean
Alef CEO: 2025 target for flying car 'actually pretty realistic'
  + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAlef CEO: 2025 target for flying car 'actually pretty realistic'Jim Dukhovny, CEO and co-founder of U.S. startup Alef Aeronautics, says the company has reached 2,850 preorders for its flying car, and is still on track for the end of 2025 to begin production.
Persons: Jim Dukhovny Organizations: Email Alef, U.S, Alef Aeronautics
Alef CEO Jim Dukhovny talks FAA's approval of Alef's flying car
  + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAlef CEO Jim Dukhovny talks FAA's approval of Alef's flying carJim Dukhovny, Alef co-founder and CEO, joins 'Last Call' to talk his company's recent FAA certification for its flying car.
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Alef Automotive said that its vehicle/aircraft, dubbed the “Model A,” is the first flying vehicle that is drivable on public roads and able to park like a normal car. The FAA confirmed that it has issued the company a special airworthiness certificate, allowing for limited purposes that include exhibition, research and development. The FAA said that Alef is “not the first aircraft of its kind” to get a special airworthiness certificate. Alef Aeronautics' flying Car unveiling on October 19, 2022. But Alef said that it needed the FAA’s special airworthiness certificate to continue conducting the necessary research and development.
Persons: Alef Aeronautics Inc “, , Jim Dukhovny, Constantine Kisly, Pavel Markin, Oleg Petrov, Dukhovny Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Automotive, FAA, Alef, Alef Aeronautics, Alef Aeronautics Inc, National, Traffic, Administration Locations: New York, California
A fully electric flying car that'll cost about $300,000 just won approval to start testing on the road – and in the air. The company aimed to produce the first flying car with both street driving and vertical take-off capabilities. Alef AeronauticsThe flying car is able to take off vertically or horizontally, and can carry up to two people. In December, Dukhovny told CNBC Make It that customers could expect to see their cars in the sky by 2025. Alef wasn't the only flying car and air taxi company to make a major regulatory breakthrough in recent days.
Persons: Jim Dukhovny, It's, Alef, Dukhovny Organizations: SpaceX, Alef Aeronautics, Alef, CNBC, Morning, Federal Aviation Administration, Joby Aviation, FAA
Alef Aeronautics wants to start delivering its $300,000 Model A flying car to customers by 2025. It's the timing: The company says it plans to begin delivering the vehicles to customers by the end of 2025. In a statement in October, Dukhovny referenced "road conditions, weather and infrastructure" as potential reasons to briefly take flight. But for a flying car to actually appear on highways anytime soon, a lot needs to happen, experts say. The FAA even reportedly gave another flying car concept, Samson Sky's Switchblade, the go-ahead for flight testing in July.
Oct 19 (Reuters) - The concept of a flying car is not new - inventors have been trying to add wings to wheeled motor vehicles for decades, with only limited success. Jim Dukhovny, founder of Alef Aeronautics, hopes to change that equation. One feature that sets the Model A apart from earlier versions of flying cars is how it flies. Most other recent attempts by competitors resemble giant drones - and are not capable of wheeled travel on the ground. Alef estimates a driving range of 200 miles (322 km) and a flight range of 100 miles.
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