{"id":2243,"date":"2024-04-25T11:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/music-legend-jean-michel-jarre-becomes-first-passenger-in-kleinvision-flying-car\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:51:58","slug":"music-legend-jean-michel-jarre-becomes-first-passenger-in-kleinvision-flying-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/music-legend-jean-michel-jarre-becomes-first-passenger-in-kleinvision-flying-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Music legend Jean-Michel Jarre becomes first passenger in KleinVision flying car"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jean-Michel Jarre is no stranger to pioneering technology – so it was fitting he has become the first passenger to take off in KleinVision’s flying car.<\/p>\n

Known for his laser show concerts – watched by millions – he was a frontrunner in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres of music.<\/p>\n

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And as a long-time supporter of future tech – he jumped at the chance to complete two flights in the record-breaking vehicle at Piestany international airport in Slovakia.<\/p>\n

“One second you speak to the driver, and next, you are up there in the air. An amazing experience,” he said.<\/p>\n

The vehicle transforms in minutes from sports car to plane and became the first flying car to complete an intercity flight in 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The car has a 1.6 litre BMW engine although KleinVision’s co-founder Anton Zajac told Sky News: “As soon as the technology improves, we will simply run on batteries.”<\/p>\n

He added: “We are bridging the gap between the road and the sky, giving cars the freedom they symbolised 50 years ago.”<\/p>\n

In order to get that freedom, you’ll need not only a driver’s licence and a pilot’s licence but also a specialised two-to-three month flying course in order to operate the AirCar. Mr Zajac hopes it’ll hit the market in around a year after being approved for flight in 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It was made in Slovakia by Professor Stefan Klein and Mr Zajac but theirs isn’t the only flying car taking off.<\/p>\n

In the US, Alef Aeronautics’s futuristic-looking Model A became the first road-worthy flying car to receive approval for test flights from the Federal Aviation Administration in July 2022.<\/p>\n

It has already had nearly 3,000 pre-orders – and unlike KleinVision’s AirCar, it is electric.<\/p>\n

The start-up is backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and can “drive on the street, take off vertically when needed, and fly overhead above traffic,” according to Alef’s website.<\/p>\n

However, it is considered a “low-speed vehicle” so it won’t be able to drive faster than about 25mph and would still require US government approval to be tested on public roads.<\/p>\n

In March, KleinVision sold the rights to the technology that powers its cars to a Chinese company called Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Company.<\/p>\n

China is leading the charge in developing flying car technology, although most of it focuses on \u200b\u200belectric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles.<\/p>\n

The UK government said it expected electric flying taxis to be a reality by 2030 in its Future of Flight action plan.<\/p>\n

“This is not science fiction. It has already started,” the report said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on sky.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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