Airspeeder, the revolutionary flying car racing series, has secured the world’s first experimental flight certification for a racing eVTOL aircraft, marking a global precedent in regulated aerial motorsport. CASA’s approval of the Alauda Aeronautics Airspeeder Mk4 takes the racecraft from concept and testing to a fully constructed and flight-ready vehicle. Engineered with expertise drawn from Ferrari, McLaren, Airbus and Boeing, the Mk4 is the first of its kind in Australia and the world. More than certification alone, this milestone demonstrates that flying car racing is no longer science-fiction but a tangible reality, fusing aerospace innovation with the excitement of sport to define the future of advanced mobility.
This marks another bold leap forward for Australian aerospace. Following landmark approvals such as Gilmour’s orbital launch, CASA is cementing Australia’s position as the proving ground for frontier technologies, stretching from rockets to flying cars.
Certification validates years of engineering, testing, and racing, and marks the creation of a new category: Physical AI Racing. Airspeeder is breaking new ground in high-performance flying vehicles under experimental aviation guidelines, elevating safety, performance, and AI-integrated mobility to new heights with their operations now in full-swing.
The road to obtaining these major credentials has been thorough, highlighted by key milestones and successes. To date, the Airspeeder team has constructed more than ten aircraft from the ground up, and has trained seven pilots through their Airspeeder training program.
Currently working on the fourth generation vehicle, the team has successfully completed over 400 test flights with the Mk3, including tri-vehicle races on aerial circuits where multiple speeders competed for victory using Augmented Reality racetracks.
Combining advanced technologies with a racing format that motorsport fans will recognise, Airspeeder finds itself in a realm that seems perfectly suited for the next major innovation. The AI Forcefield feature – a distinctive shared-control system that guarantees real-time safety among high-speed vehicles – creates an exhilarating mid-air racing experience while also serving as the ultimate AI testbed for the unique data sets produced by high-octane sports. It processes data from fast 3D flights, close racing, multi-sensor inputs, quick decision-making, human interaction, and extreme conditions.