Important Innovations

  Airspeeder EXA Race in Australia                                                       Source:  Alauda Start of the Grand Prix Series of eVTOLs An unprecedented, electric flying car league called Airspeeder, based in London, just completed the world's 1st flying car races in South Australia.  The event is called the EXA series and it kicked off the beginning of a global Grand Prix series of racing electric flying cars.  This racing concept is important.  As is the case with automobiles, many big technology breakthroughs for consumer cars come from the tech advancements made on race cars.  These flying races are designed to greatly advance the technologies underpinning flying cars or eVTOLs (electric, vertical takeoff and landing vehicles). Alauda Speeders The eVTOL races are the brainchild of eVTOL maker Alauda Aeronautics of Adelaide, Australia.  2 Alauda-made eVTOLs, both 13.5 feet in length, participated.  Both were remotely controlled with no humans onboard.  The vehicles, wh

  Airspeeder EXA Race in Australia                                                       Source:  Alauda Start of the Grand Prix Series of eVTOLs An unprecedented, electric flying car league called Airspeeder, based in London, just completed the world's 1st flying car races in South Australia.  The event is called the EXA series and it kicked off the beginning of a global Grand Prix series of racing electric flying cars.  This racing concept is important.  As is the case with automobiles, many big technology breakthroughs for consumer cars come from the tech advancements made on race cars.  These flying races are designed to greatly advance the technologies underpinning flying cars or eVTOLs (electric, vertical takeoff and landing vehicles). Alauda Speeders The eVTOL races are the brainchild of eVTOL maker Alauda Aeronautics of Adelaide, Australia.  2 Alauda-made eVTOLs, both 13.5 feet in length, participated.  Both were remotely controlled with no humans onboard.  The vehicles, wh

  From Downunder, Alauda Aeronautics                                                   Source:  Alauda Alauda's Airspeeder Completes 250 Successful Flights Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) are a big, global, growth industry.  Morgan Stanley estimates the market will be worth $1.5 trillion by 2040.  A major industry player, Alauda Aeronautics, is emerging from Downunder in Adelaide, Southern Australia.  The company has just marked the 250th successful flight of its eVTOL Airspeeder.  And the company is helping to develop new technological breakthroughs for eVTOLs by establishing a competitive, global racing league for eVTOL/flying cars.  The concept is to foster and incubate innovation the way race car development has fostered breakthrough technologies for the automotive industry.   Alauda says it is racing to deliver a revolution in personal air mobility so that everyone will have a flying car.   Off to the Races Alauda is building the eVTOL racers for upcomi

  From Downunder, Alauda Aeronautics                                                    Source:  Alauda Alauda's Airspeeder Completes 250 Successful Flights Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) are a big, global, growth industry.  Morgan Stanley estimates the market will be worth $1.5 trillion by 2040.  A major industry player, Alauda Aeronautics, is emerging from Downunder in Adelaide, Southern Australia.  The company has just marked the 250th successful flight of its eVTOL Airspeeder.  And the company is helping to develop new technological breakthroughs for eVTOLs by establishing a competitive, global racing league for eVTOL/flying cars.  The concept is to foster and incubate innovation the way race car development has fostered breakthrough technologies for the automotive industry.   Alauda says it is racing to deliver a revolution in personal air mobility so that everyone will have a flying car.   Off to the Races Alauda is building the eVTOL racers for upcom

Airspeeder Will Race Its Flying Cars in 2020 Source:  Airspeeder South Australia Startup Before the end of 2020, Australian startup Airspeeder will host a full fledge flying car race in the remote South Australian Outback.  Airspeeder has developed two flying cars.  They are electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles eVTOLs or flying taxis.  But these flying electric vehicles are specifically designed for air racing.  The reason:  vehicle racing has driven technology innovation. Manned and Unmanned EVs Airspeeder has invented the MK 4 which has a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), weighs 120 KG (265 pounds) and seats a single pilot.  The EV is powered by a 500 kw battery, has the same power to weight ratio as a fighter jet and provides 12 minutes flight time per battery.  The company also has created the unmanned MK 2 which has a maximum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph), weighs 80 KG (176 pounds) and provides 7 minutes of flight time. 2020 - Perfect Year for Flying Cars