Are Flying Cars Coming Soon?

It has recently been announced by a leading aerospace company, that they have plans to test a prototype of a flying car this year.

This intriguing development was announced by Airbus at a recent technology conference in Germany.

This follows recent ideas such as creating a vehicle which can transport groups of riders in a car-sharing style system, using a vehicle like a helicopter with multiple seats. The idea is that those who wish to use the service would be able to book through the app.

The CEO of Airbus pointed out during his speech that air travel avoids the costs of making roads, such as concreting and building bridges and flyovers.

Busy and congested roads are the main reason behind Airbus’ self-flying car plans, which could help to take significant pressure off the roads.

While the plans are very much in an experimental stage, it is an exciting time for the organisation, who announced that they aimed to test flying transport for a single person before the end of the year.

The ‘flying car’ is likely to use electric-powered helicopters, which would only fly short distances. The aim is that these vehicles will be cost effective and affordable, due to the ride-sharing nature of them.

Airbus are also planning to develop an airborne delivery service, which can replace lorry or van courier services. This would be operated by drones, and would potentially provide an efficient service for companies such as Amazon or DHL.

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