The first flying car, 'Model A,' approved by the FAA and it's 100% electric

Spellblade, 10 months ago

Hm given what happened in the past with planes and pilots and all the regulations put in the place for that, I’m a bit surprised the FAA approved this. But it’s only under experimental status so I’d hope when it gets more development the FAA looks at it move in depth and imposes more rules. FYI the imploded submersible was also approved under experimental status so this thing sort giving me vibes of that.

poudi8, 10 months ago

I don’t understand why, if it’s approved by the FAA, there’s no actual video of it, only renders.

Bucket_of_Truth, 10 months ago

FAA approved it to be tested. Not for mass production or for a layman to use it. They probably got one flight plan approved.

partyparrot, 10 months ago

Experimental approval and full certification are very different beasts.

poudi8, 10 months ago

Oh, I see, and despite that, they are already taking pre-orders.

gibs, 10 months ago

youtu.be/6fcWOivJ6bs

dgendreau, 10 months ago

Exactly! Flying cars sound neat in scifi, but in reality they are fucking loud and require 10x as much fuel or energy to transport the same people or goods. Just imagine the constant screaming noise overhead and if you think people drive like idiots now, just wait till they have to drive in 3 dimensions. No thanks!