Terrafugia is that flying car company you read about every sixth months or so that continually disappoints you by remaining Just A Thing On The Internet, and not actually a thing in the real world. But now, in a strange turn of events, The South China Morning Post says Volvo’s parent company Geely has bought the…
Terrafugia made big waves last year with the introduction of the Transition, the first flying car. Sure, it was more of a driving plane than a flying car, but it brought a dream everyone has had to life. They're already planning a successor to the first model, and it'll go 200 MPH, take off vertically, and do other…
I'm a sucker for flying cars, being part of the list of things the future owes me (also, jetpacks, pizzas in pill form, and quality sexbots).
My enthusiasm for the Terrafugia Transition flying car has never waned, but after seeing it through the eyes of Taiwanese's Next Media Animation I'm even more excited about the prospect. Imagine flying around with Gary Busey and his weird Back To The Future shirt. Just remember to alwa—- OMG WATCH OUT FOR THAT PLANE!
The New York Auto Show just got a lot more interesting, with roadable aircraft maker Terrafugia confirming the premier of their Transition street-legal aircraft production prototype at the show. Popular Mechanics is going to crap themselves with joy. It's really happening, guys!
The Terrafugia flying car just won NHTSA exemptions for special tires and polycarbonate glass. The guys at Popular Mechanics are now just a few years away from their 95-year-old promise of flying cars coming true.
The I-Tec Maverick, a roadworthy dune buggy powered by a Subaru engine, has won the first certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for a flying car. Its first mission: Saving the Third World.
The Terrafugia Transition flying car's one step closer to your driveway. The FAA-approved "roadable aircraft" plans to begin limited production in Woburn, Massachusetts as soon as late 2011 while they continue their search for a long-term production facility.
The dream-fulfilling-but-dorky Terrafugia Flying Car we've seen flying around was merely a "proof of concept." Today the company released the first renderings of the much cooler looking production version of the streetable aircraft. Here they are.
America has long had an obsession with the flying automobile, but now the Pentagon may be getting involved. Wired.com's Spencer Ackerman took a look at one man's optimistic proposal to use flying cars to dodge roadside bombs. —Ed.
The FAA's granted the Terrafugia Transition roadable airplane the exemption it needs to bring us closer to our dream of flying cars.
This morning it's official — the future is now. The Terrafugia Transition, the first plausible "flying car" (or more precisely, a "roadable aircraft"), took its first official flight earlier this month. Full gallery and video below.
Terrafugia's moved up the work on this George Jetson play-toy. Although it may look like it's totally coming straight from a Spacely Sprockets airstrip, it's not. This MIT-designed flying car is called the Transition, and they're gonna try building a prototype in the next two years for a mere $150,000 a unit. Also,…
A technology start-up company founded by MIT graduate students could have a flying car to market as early 2009, according to CNet. The company, Terrafugia, is working up a SUV-cum-aircraft that will be able to carry two people and luggage on 100- to 500-mile jumps using a tank of premium unleaded gas. A working…
