There are lots of fairly standard high end cars that go for more money than that. So the potential is quite high for these to sell well
Comment on Electric Flying Cars Now for Sale by California Company Pivotal
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Buyers don’t need a pilot’s license to operate the aircraft, though they must complete training and take an FAA knowledge test.
That’s absolutely fucking insane. How did the FAA approve this? The only saving grace here is that the $200k price tag means few, if any, will be sold.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
That’s horrifying to think about. Most people seem to barely be able to handle 2 dimensions while driving a car.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Yeah no kidding…
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A high end luxury car has a lot more utility than this thing. This is more like a $200k atv or snowmobile.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
That seems to make sense and maybe most people will think that and this will stay niche. However I can see a legitimate use case of skipping traffic in a large city which gives significant utility. Also many people own expensive toys like toyhaulers and Canam Mavericks which come out over $200k in total. What I’m saying is I really won’t be surprised if these get incredibly popular.
theherk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It also means the people operating them will have a high threshold for consequences and maybe not care so much about the community.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Because anything and everything about this administration is for sale.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
It’s an ultralight. You don’t need a pilots license to fly one in the US. You can even build one yourself if you want to. You don’t even need any inspection or airworthiness certificate. Since they can’t legally be flown over populated areas, it’s unlikely for anyone except the pilot to get injured or killed.