Pilots Go Head to Head in "World's First Electric Flying Car Race"

The world's first electric flying car race took place in the South Australian desert.

While the two competing pilots were steering the two full-scale flying cars remotely, it still made for an epic launch of a brand new kind of motor sport.

Airspeeder founder Matt Pearson said in a press release that the first race offered a glimpse of their promise.

As soon as next year, the company will organize crewed races. There is still a lot of work to be done to make sure the pilots are safe.

Need for Speed

Speeders are 13-foot e VTOL machines that are almost entirely made of carbon fiber. The weight of a human pilot can be supported by them.

They can go from zero to 62 mph in just 2.8 seconds and reach a maximum altitude of 1,600 feet.

The third iteration of the company's Speeder flew for the first time last year.

Airspeeder wants to turn the event into a full blown Grand Prix league. Everything goes according to plan.

We can't wait to see the pilots take to the skies for the first time.

The world's first flying race car takes flight for the first time.