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They’re a staple of futuristic science fiction films such as Blade Runner and Total Recall, but the possibility of owning a flying car may be quickly becoming a present reality—provided you can afford the $300,000 price tag.
On Tuesday, San Mateo, California-based start-up Alef announced that Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) had approved its Model A flying car, making it the first vehicle to receive approval for use in the U.S., the company said.
But aside from the futuristic, silver bodywork, the aeronautical automobile doesn’t have The Man With The Golden Gun-style wings attached to its sides, nor rotating rockets in its hub caps, per Back to the Future. So how does it take off?
During a video-recorded presentation in October last year, Jim Dukhovny, Alef CEO, who has a background in software engineering, claimed that the company had been conducting flights since 2018 and that the car had an aerial range of 110 miles…
