Comment on The flying car completes first ever inter-city flight (Official Video)
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year agoWell, those are coming too.
They have flying prototypes and some key FAA approvals already.
Comment on The flying car completes first ever inter-city flight (Official Video)
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year agoWell, those are coming too.
They have flying prototypes and some key FAA approvals already.
QHC@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How is either a better or more affordable option than a cheap helicopter? Air taxis using helicopter have existed for decades and fly around urban areas every single day.
Will people still need a pilot’s license and all of the associated time + training that requires? Because they will surely also need to have a driver’s license and insurance and everything else required of owning a car!
I do not understand the appeal at all unless it’s just a refusal to give up on a very specific childhood nostalgia.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year ago
The idea is that this will be launching from landing pads on top of buildings and will be publically accessable via a small hanger area. The trips are supposed to be mostly automated, with a human pilot for safety.
It is supposed to be a lot cheaper, safer, and more accessible than helicopters, along with being way more of them available.
The appeal is another type of transit, for now. The design as i understand it can convert to “airplane” mode and fly for an hour or so at 200mph. I expect that id the air taxi service is safe and steady enough, these will be available for 200 mile flights without the irritation of standard air travel.