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DeLorean Enters Airspeeder eVTOL Racing as U.S. Constructor

The move gives the marque an early role shaping aircraft design, AI safety and the regulatory rules that will govern electric flying cars through competition.

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Overview

  • DeLorean announced its entry at TechCrunch Disrupt on Tuesday, confirming it will be the United States constructor for the inaugural Airspeeder International Series.
  • The DeLorean Airspeeder Team will race the Airspeeder Mk3C in the 2026–27 season and DeLorean will lead the vehicle’s design identity for that entry.
  • The announcement left key sporting and operational details unresolved, with no named pilots, no confirmed date or venue for the November opener, and no budget, sponsor or aircraft ownership details disclosed.
  • DeLorean said it will co‑design a bespoke DeLorean‑branded Airspeeder for the 2027–28 season with U.S. university partners, naming the University of California/UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech as collaborators.
  • Airspeeder frames racing as a way to speed eVTOL development, AI safety systems and regulatory thinking, a goal that carries risk given several past eVTOL programs stalled before large‑scale operations.