Flying cars would soon be a reality

Boeing in an attempt to revolutionise urban transportation and parcel delivery services has tested its flying car prototype which hovered briefly in the air. Major hurdles to Boeing's vision of "low-stress" mobility - as it is called in the company's marketing materials - include sorting out numerous critical safety and regulatory issues to meld traditional roadway traffic with fleets of flying cars. Boeing is looking to achieve a range of 50 miles with two flying car variants capable of carrying two and four passengers each. Tests are planned for later this year on a package-hauling version that can lift up to 500 pounds (226.8 kg). The major competition to Boeing comes from Airbus, which says it has already conducted numerous flying vehicle test flights, to Volocopter, which has tested drone taxis that resemble a small helicopter powered by 18 rotors, and AeroMobil, with a stretch-limousine concept that can turn into a fixed-wing aircraft. Vertical Aerospace aims to offer short inter-city flights in the coming years with a piloted aircraft capable of carrying multiple passengers.
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