Alef marks 1,000th flight with video soaring over Tesla Roadster

Alef Aeronautics completed its 1,000th logged flight and released a clip of its Model Zero Ultralight flying over a Tesla Roadster and Cybertruck. The California startup spent 11 years without a rival in the flying car space, while Tesla staged its first public airborne Roadster maneuvers on October 16, 2026.

• Alef marked its 1,000th flight with a video over a Tesla Roadster and Cybertruck
• Alef uses distributed electric propulsion and a body that forms wings
• Alef holds an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate; Tesla has only a prototype
• Neither company has a flying car ready for commercial sale