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• Alef Aeronautics has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the startup's flying car, the Model A, to fly for purposes including research, development and exhibition, United Press International reported.
The California company calls its invention a vehicle takeoff and landing aircraft, or VTOL, which can drive and park like a normal car.
While it is not certified (yet) for public road travel, the company says the FAA's OK will place it closer to "bringing people an environmentally friendly and faster commute ... This is one small step for planes, one giant step for cars," said CEO Jim Dukhovny. [UPI, 7/3/2023]