Driven by passion, a self-taught innovator from Uttarakhand builds a functional flying car model without formal engineering training. (photo credit: ravi_tamta3/ instagram)

While the world buzzes about Tesla’s flying-car ambitions, an Indian innovator is drawing attention with his electric flying-vehicle prototype. His test-flight video is going viral because he developed the prototype after 13 years of online learning and hands-on experimentation—with no engineering degree.

Ravi Tamta, a BA graduate from Uttarakhand’s Almora district, developed an electric flying vehicle called HAPIDA SKYNeX and completed its test flight in August.

Tamta’s startup, Hapida Sky Private Limited, described the vehicle as a fully electric, zero-emission personal flying vehicle designed to carry one person.

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Tamta, a resident of Kaflikhan village near Jageshwar Dham, was inspired by the challenges of travelling through Uttarakhand’s hilly terrain.…