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Jetson encourages world’s first eVTOL races with a pilot onboard [Video]

Avatar for Electrek from Dec 19 2024 - 12:04 pm PT
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Single-seat eVTOL developer Jetson has once again become the first in its segment to do something. Well, sort of. The company recently shared footage of its founder and CTO piloting its flagship Jetson ONE eVTOL around 26-foot tall pylons to demonstrate the agility the aircraft can perform to enable full-fledged eVTOL races. Could we be seeing the early days of a new venture in motorsports?

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Airspeeder completes ‘world’s first electric flying car race’ during inaugural EXA eVTOL event

Avatar for Electrek from Oct 12 2022 - 6:00 am PT
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Nascent eVTOL racing league Airspeeder has successfully completed what it is calling the “world’s first electric flying car race” during its inaugural EXA Series event. Two EXA team pilots went head to head in South Australia using remotely operated eVTOLs, kicking off a development league that will eventually feed into global Grand Prix series. Check out the video recap of this historical event kicking off electric flight racing.

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