Until then, however, owners will be responsible for driving and flying. Though years away, the eventual plan for many is to go fully autonomous when in flight mode. Several of the vehicles will be sold as kits, which makes for easier approval under FAA regulatory structures. Kyriakos Kourousis, program director at the University of Limerick program in airworthiness and fellow at the Royal Aeronautical Society: “The market could be bigger than that corresponding to ultralight/light and general aviation aircraft.” That translates to thousands of flying cars. Unlike eVTOLs, flying cars actually fit into existing regulatory structures. Most will require a standard driver’s license and some type of drone or pilot’s license. One firm in Florida already has a flying car on the market and three others are close to ushering their concepts into production. Companies around the world are trying to solve the problem of urban congestion by lifting travelers above the traffic. It may not be long before you can look up to the skies and see cars flying overhead.
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