Comment on Electric Flying Cars Now for Sale by California Company Pivotal

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Badabinski@kbin.earth ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As someone posted elsewhere, this is an ultralight aircraft and is therefore forbidden from flying over populated areas.

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  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Oh that’s good news. However their stated business model is in cities so I expect heavy lobbying to lift that ban to start. It could be worthwhile to have layered bans at different levels of government to provide protection in case one layer gets paid off.

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    • antbricks@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      While your cynicism is well-deserved in the US, Urban Air Mobility is an area of regulatory development. EASA and FAA are both actively working in this area, and VTOL and eVTOL aircraft have their own existing pilot certifications for both manned and remote flights. Lobbying has had very limited success with FAA and EASA, and they remain some of the most heavily regulated organizations.

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      • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The idea that these vehicles will ever be adequately safe, quiet, or efficient is very dubious. Any regulatory agency that isn’t outright rejecting them should be viewed with suspicion.

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