Flying Car by California Startup Alef Attracts Early Tesla Investor

Flying Car by California Startup Alef Attracts Early Tesla Investor
The Alef Model A in an undated photo. Handout via Reuters
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The concept of a flying car is not new—inventors have been trying to add wings to wheeled motor vehicles for decades, with only limited success.

Jim Dukhovny, founder of Alef Aeronautics, hopes to change that equation. His California-based firm has come up with a novel approach to moving terrestrial vehicles into the skies and has attracted at least one prominent venture capitalist.