We have had helicoptors for all these decades
this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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No thank you, I'll take a drone cab over this any day.
Apart from all the discussion regarding how stupid this is, how the fuck would this even fit on a road? I doubt the wings would be durable enough if they were retractable. This shit would take up 2 lanes and fuck up any and all intersections. And as a added bonus, it would fuck with everyone elses perception who are used to the distances you keep away from regular vehicles when theyre turning in front of you. This shitheap wouldnt even make it to the airport because someone will probably misjudge the turn radius with the wings and fuck it up on the way there.
They fold to the rear. So apparently they are - at least supposed to be - durable enough.
Seen this like 10 years ago lol
I hope its a popular buy among all our billionaires.
The vehicle, certified for airworthiness and flight-tested over 170 hours with more than 500 takeoffs and landings, is now headed for mass production.
Jesus fuck please tell me that's a typo and they left some zeros off. Your average commercial pilot has more than that before any airline is even willing to consider hiring them, that is absolutely not sufficient testing.
Still, early adopters may face bureaucratic turbulence. Potential buyers must be both licensed drivers and certified pilots.
No shit. And that is never going to change, becoming a certified pilot is a lot fuckin harder than getting a driver's license, and for very good reasons. If some BMW-driving cunt can't even be arsed to use his turn signal do you really want to ease the "bureaucratic turbulence" just so he can fuck up and crash into a packed airliner? These things still have to use runways, the people flying them still need to know how to behave themselves at airports, how to identify and avoid restricted airspace, how to communicate with ATC and how to behave if (let's be honest, when) they get Intercepted.
And all of this so you can have a car that's worse at being a car, and an airplane that's worse at being an airplane, but hey at least you won't have to book a rental car at your destination airport, which I remind you they still have to use.
As long as they're only using smaller airports. Let the millionaires and billionaires have this. It's like another ocean gate scenario.
I agree with everything you're saying though haha.
I still don't get how these companies keep getting funded. There's literally no way these things will ever become a thing. It's simply ridiculous.
I'd be willing to bet if you put a calendar reminder in one year to check back on this you'd find that this car did not actually reach the mass-produced stage of industry.
Investors and venture capitalists fronting money and riding the Hype-Go-Round, but when the music stops and the lights go out someone's going to be out a shitload of money.
That's not very expensiv...
So it's a small plane then?
I swear I saw this on TV like 20 years ago, it's a stupid idea, if I wanted a plane I would buy a plane and then drive to the airport in my car, attempting to combine the two technologies just makes both of them worse.
Oh just like they did 5yrs ago every 5 years since the invention of powered flight
It’s called a plane.
I'd rather have a FLDSMDFR. Sorry not sorry. People already drive like ass on the road. I don't need that in the sky.
I think I'd like to have the full alphabet instead.
Damn, we really got flying cars before
- GTA 6
- Elder Scrolls 6
- Half Life 3 (but barely? Hopefully?)
It's a Lamborghini with wings stuck on the sides, it's not a flying car.
I feel like "mass-produced" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Also, insurance is going to be insane.
Also “car” - can my local mechanic service it and give it a flying certificate? If not, it’s not a car.
More like a barely road-worthy airplane.
You don't get insurance on these
You're right; I forget insurance is for the poor.
How much can a replacement plane car plane even cost?? 1 million dollars? Better just buy 2 and keep one spare.
At Shanghai 2025 car show, there were at least 5 flying car models from major auto players.
There are street legal autogyros that are a lot cheaper and make more sense as a crossover vehicle
a plane. A flying car is called a plane.
A plane that looks a bit like a car.
I bet it handles like a boat on the roads though.
I don't trust must drivers on roads, much less the air. No good will come of this.
I am driving through a slight detour on my commute, it's still 3 lanes but with a slight bend, motherfuckers can't even keep their car in their fucking lane, almost hit 3 people this morning, fuckers can't drive
A truly universal experience
Give me a intercity train or intercity tram any day.
I don't think I've ever seen an intercity tram before. They tend to be strictly local affairs. Probably because local governments have to lay the lines, and there would be some kind of giant argument if it went across jurisdictions.
I've seen them in Germany, but between relatively small cities and towns.
Not Just Bikes made a video
about Trams not long ago.
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