Flying car this year

Posted by | January 16, 2017 11:00 | Filed under: Planet

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AeroMobile will have a prototype this year that will go 430 mph.

Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group’s chief executive said on Monday.

Airbus last year formed a division called Urban Air Mobility that is exploring concepts such as a vehicle to transport individuals or a helicopter-style vehicle that can carry multiple riders. The aim would be for people to book the vehicle using an app, similar to car-sharing schemes.

“One hundred years ago, urban transport went underground, now we have the technological wherewithal to go above ground,” Airbus CEO Tom Enders told the DLD digital tech conference in Munich, adding he hoped the Airbus could fly a demonstration vehicle for single-person transport by the end of the year.

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21 responses to Flying car this year

  1. robert January 16th, 2017 at 11:14

    I would take a pass on flying in a prototype car with a prop in the back.

    Maybe this model should have stayed underground…

    • The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:16

      One High Speed crash and it will be underground.

      • robert January 16th, 2017 at 15:31

        At 400 mph it will be over before you know it

  2. Buford2k11 January 16th, 2017 at 11:34

    I think I am going to hold out for Jet Packs…I am an old school Jetson’s fan…but I couldn’t bring myself to trust a Spacely’s Sprocket Auto Pilot Flying Anything….yet…

    • The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:14

      Mexico is already working on Jet Packs for ” The Wall ‘. That and trampolines.

  3. oldfart January 16th, 2017 at 11:55

    AeroMobile will have a prototype this year that will go 430 mph.
    Will that also apply to the security lines for boarding them ?

    • The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:13

      Will it be able to fly over “The Wall ” ???

      • oldfart January 16th, 2017 at 14:40

        Are you referring to “escape” velocity ?!? ;)

        • The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:42

          ” DUCK ” Incoming Illegals. LOL

          • oldfart January 16th, 2017 at 14:49

            From which country ? …Americans high jacking to get out of the US ?
            Might become popular if this country crashes because of tRump.
            We have been considering re-applying for our passports lately… they expire this year. ;)

  4. Suzanne McFly January 16th, 2017 at 14:11

    Lets test it out with rump in the cockpit.

    • The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:12

      Mile High Club coming UP from the Back Seat.

      • Suzanne McFly January 16th, 2017 at 14:22

        I bet he will have lots of golden showers at that speed lol.

        • The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:35

          Here’s one coming at you at 300 MPH. LOL

          • Suzanne McFly January 16th, 2017 at 15:50

            Not at me!!!!!!!!!!! lol

    • robert January 16th, 2017 at 15:33

      And a fuel gauge that doesn’t work properly

      • Suzanne McFly January 16th, 2017 at 15:53

        We can give him enough fuel to get a few hundred feet up.

  5. The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:17

    I want an ” Over The Wall ” Model.

  6. The Original Just Me January 16th, 2017 at 14:41

    Let’s see, to test the Auto-Pilot, they could paint one red. Then, give it to a small, young, blond , girl, with a cell phone that sends text messages.

  7. Mike January 16th, 2017 at 15:52

    Priced at just under $10 mil it comes with a 2 year Sirius plan …. spinny rims and anti- collision software optional.

  8. fahvel January 17th, 2017 at 02:10

    locusts, think of locusts – after they are all airborn, millions begin to crash and burn – not good.

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