World’s first electric flying car approved by FAA

Alef Aeronautics’ flying car has been given a Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration , meaning the company will be allowed to road/air test the car.

The fully-electric vehicle is a low-speed vehicle that can be driven up to 200 miles on public roads and fits into a regular garage, but it can also launch vertically into the air with a flying range of 110 miles, according to Alef’s website. The company’s “Model A” car “can fly forward above the obstacles until a desired destination is reached,” the San Mateo-based company says.

Alef touts the car’s ability to avoid traffic, fly in any direction while giving a “cinematic 180 plus degree view for safe and enjoyable flight.”“The driver and the cabin are stabilized by a unique gimbaled rotating cabin design.” Customers can preorder the vehicle, which can seat up to two people is expected to cost around $300,000.

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