Phase 1 included tethered flights, ground taxi testing and high-powered ground runs, all with a pilot on board. Vertical is now preparing to progress to piloted untethered thrustborne testing, as soon ...

Joby’s two preproduction prototype air taxis together have flown more than 33,000 miles over the course of more than 1,500 test flights, the company says. [Courtesy: Joby Aviation] After announcing a ...

The initial system integration in a vehicle has been completed, along with the first prototype tests of BlincVision in a vehicle outdoors. These tests mark a significant step forward in the ...

U.K.-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Vertical Aerospace is back to testing aircraft. The manufacturer has begun ground testing a new, more advanced full-scale ...

Jekta Switzerland S.A. (Payerne, Switzerland), the company behind the passenger hydro aircraft –zero emissions 100 (PHA-ZE 100) amphibious aircraft, has begun flight trials with a 1:9 scaled prototype ...

Tesla has been spotted testing a Model 3 prototype with what appears to be a new camera setup. Is Tesla preparing a new vision rig for its next vehicles? While most other companies working on ...

Saipem S.p.A. SAPMF has launched the first full-scale prototype of XolarSurf, a floating solar energy system designed for harsh offshore environments. The prototype floater was developed in ...

Radian Aerospace’s subscale prototype for its Radian One space plane sits on a runway in the United Arab Emirates. (Radian Aerospace Photo) Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round ...

FAW Group, China’s oldest domestic auto brand, is the latest to announce it has begun testing solid-state EV batteries ...

Vertical Aerospace expects to complete its second VX4 prototype “in the coming weeks”, leading to the restart of its flight-test programme in the second quarter. UK-based start-up Vertical has already ...

Bryson DeChambeau’s quest for golf equipment that suits his unique swing and game continued this week at Royal Portrush in the days leading up to the 153rd British Open. This time, however, the ...