It’s been a question most of us have been asking since we watched The Jetsons. When will the flying car become a reality?

For a time people thought about flying cars as something that could only happen in movies or books. We saw pictures of cities ...

Alef Aeronautics, which is based in San Mateo, California, said preorder numbers recently hit a fresh record after previously reporting 2,500 preorders for its two-seater flying car, the Alef Model A.

And they said it could be done! The world's first true flying car is one step closer to reality. It will be another few years before it goes mainstream, assuming regulation catches up, but the first ...