Flying Car Has First Test Flight In Aiming For Use At '25 Osaka Expo

OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 14: A piloted "flying car" hovers against the backdrop of Osaka Castle on March 14, 2023 in Osaka, Japan. The single seater was launched to a height of about eight meters, and it completed vertical and circular aerial maneuvers. The flying car, called HEXA, is the creation of U.S. startup Lift Aircraft Inc. At 4.5 meters in width and 2.4 meters in height, the electric aircraft can fly for up to 15 minutes with a maximum speed of 100 kph. Marubeni and three other contractors will fly visitors between Yumeshima, the main venue, and downtown Osaka during the expo. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)