The car flies at a speed of 155km/h for the first time in a race

Two vertical take-off and landing flying cars participated in a short test race with a length of 300 m and an altitude of 15 m.

A short race between two flying cars called the EXA Drag Race to test the new EXA Series remote control race took place in Adelaide, Australia, the Mail on November 4 reported. In the video, two Mk3 flying cars of the company Alauda Aeronautics take off, causing dust to rise.

With a maximum speed of 155km/h, the two cars together cover a distance of 300 m at a height of 15 m. Meanwhile, two racing teams, Alpha and Bravo, stood at the starting position and held the remote controller in hand. The two cars only took a few seconds to fly from the start line to the finish line. As a result, team Bravo won.

The Mk3 is an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle, each weighing about 100kg and made from carbon fiber. They can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in just over 2 seconds. Currently they require remote pilot, but future versions will have an actual pilot sitting in the cabin.

The flying car race will help promote vertical take-off and landing electric vehicle technology.

Alauda Aeronautics is working on the Mk4 , the first manned version. However, first the experts need to create a "force field" . This force field uses LiDAR, some other radar technology and will be completely virtual, to tell other vehicles that the cars are flying too close together, forcing them to separate. The first manned flying car race is expected to take place in 2022, using the Mk4 model.

The flying car race will help promote vertical take-off and landing electric vehicle technology, according to Airspeeder, the race's organizer. Both the Mk3 drone and the Mk4 manned flying car will enable significant safety improvements. In addition, racing can also lead to improvements in noise and battery.