Alefs flying car is taking the fiction out of sci-fi

While most existing 'flying cars' resemble helicopters, U.S. company Alef Aeronautics’ flying prototype is designed to look like a real car. It's an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which means that, similarly to a drone or a helicopter, the car can launch vertically using electric power, as opposed to an airplane, which needs a long runway to take off.The company claims that the vehicle, whose current model only fits one passenger, can fly in all directions. The car