Startup backed by Tesla investor says is building the first real flying car

As demonstrated in public and promotional videos, Alef’s flying car is a four-wheeled land vehicle that lifts off, hovers and veers like a drone, sometimes banking steeply. Dukhovny said the operator inside the vehicle will remain upright, regardless of the angle of the car, through a gimbal system.

The Alef craft is priced at $300,000, but several rival companies are working on their own versions of automobiles that can take flight. Asked about the safety of flying cars, Dukhovny said the FAA is working to modernize aviation, and the “modernization of aviation also includes the modernization of safety.”

March 30, 2025 | 4:16 am