Terrafugia

​According to a just-issued press release from Terrafugia, the first production models of its Transition flying car should be on the market as of next year. When and if they do indeed arrive, they will now be sporting a hybrid drive system – among other newly-announced features.

For more than a decade, Terrafugia has been testing the VTOL aircraft waters with a variety of flying taxi designs. And this old dog has new tricks in it yet, with a new concept dubbed the TF-2 that features a detachable pod for on-ground transit to and from the launchpad.​

​Of the various companies that are developing flying cars, US-based Terrafugia is perhaps the one that we hear about the most … and it may soon become even more well-heard-of. That's because it's just been purchased in its entirety by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, for an undisclosed amount.

Flying-car developer Terrafugia has released new designs for its TF-X model. The TF-X is a planned autonomous flying car that was announced back in 2013. The new design shows a sleeker body shape, a one-tenth scale model of which will be tested in a wind tunnel.

Terrafugia's Transition flying car recently made its first public flights at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The Terrafugia team conducted two 20-minute flight demonstrations and also showed off the capability for the Transition's wings to be folded up so it can be driven about like a car.

Terrafugia has announced its plans to develop a vertical-take-off-and-landing flying car, known as the TF-X.

The Terrafugia Transition roadable airplane has completed the first phase of flight testing.

The production prototype of Terrafugia's Transition Street-Legal Airplane has successfully completed its first flight.

The company behind the first FAA approved "roadable aircraft" – the Terrafugia Transition – has been selected to contribute to DARPA's Transformer (TX) Project.

Terrafugia has released specifications and computer graphics of its next generation flying-car design.

A quick look over what's out there, in development in the world of flying cars and motorcycles … with a bonus look at some personal flying saucers, a flying boat and a few concepts that will never get off the ground.

The FAA has made a weight exemption for the Terrafugia Transition flying car, in order for it to meet road safety requirements yet still be classified as a light sport aircraft.