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Shane Jarvis

The £270k flying car that drives on roads but can take off to avoid traffic jams

"The world's first real flying car" could be on the streets — or rather, above them — sooner than you think. That's if you have £270,000 to spare.

Alef Aeronautics' new vehicle with the rather understated name of "Model A" will still be able to drive on roads, but it can take off and soar above traffic jams and beat those annoying rush hour queues. The California-based firm claims that their car is the only one that can do this at present.

For the time being the vehicle will only be allowed to keep its tyres on terra firma, but Alef hopes it could take to the highways in the sky before long. The firm plans to make its first deliveries of the Model A in 2025 — but have already opened pre-sales.

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