The race was part of a testing session for EXA, Airspeeder’s first electric flying car racing season, created by Alauda Aeronautics ahead of a proposed international competition that will take place next year.
The racing series sees remote pilots take control of full-scale electric flying cars and serves as technical demonstrators for the new vehicles.
According to a report this year from IDTechEx, the market for eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing) is predicted to be worth $14.7bn by 2041.
In September, UK start-up Urban-Air announced it was partnering with automaker Hyundai to build 65 mini airports worldwide that are designed for the new generation of vehicles.
Upcoming race events using eVTOLs will see a grid of full-scale electric flying cars known as 'Speeders' race in landscapes “where motorsport has never been before”, the organisers said.
Teams from a broad range of industries will be provided with the Speeders...