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Flying cars in Florida will be tested, Gov. DeSantis says
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Fusion42 · 11 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Florida will test flying electric vehicles by the end of 2026 using nearly $200 million in repurposed federal funds originally meant for EV charging stations. The Advanced Aerial Mobility program includes building 32 vertical landing pads and focuses initially on the congested I-4 corridor with plans to expand to other corridors as the market matures.
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Flying car infrastructure is becoming real in Florida with state-backed vertiport development and federal funds redirected to this new aerial mobility focus. If you build drone-like electric vehicles or vertiport technology, a significant market opening is forming along Florida's congested I-4 corridor.
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