I am sorry but what do they promise?
A transport option that cannot scale, will only be for the wealthy?
The people who are the target market for this already have access to helicopters.
Also:
Wouldn’t a subway or train be 100 times more cost effective and safe? In a connected city asky taxi alleviates 1 car from traffic, a subway alleviates thousands. Not to mention the extreme danger of helicopters and tall buildings. Helicopters are easily affected by upa and downdrafts, and large buildings in cities typically create these conditions. Seems very dangerous to put a bunch of these out, even experienced helicopter pilots need practice with a new machine. On top of that what about air traffic control and landing? Do I have to schedule my rides in advance to avoid mid air collision? Will buildings have to be reinforced for landing pads?
Helicopter taxis exist today, but almost nobody uses them because they are too expensive. These don’t solve the expense issue, I see no reason these will change anything notable
Range of 22 miles
Ah, so even worse at its basic function than helicopter taxis we have today. The chopper has to fly from it’s base, to you, to your destination, then back to it’s base using a total of 22 miles? And let’s not forget you need to keep a few of those miles in reserve. Worthless as a taxi.
Hit the nail right on the head. This is just a company trying to rebrand helicopters. And bad helicopters at that. They are banking on naive people who think this is actually a novel and viable technology. It will at the very best be another toy for the super wealthy to send the kids to Disney.
Billionaires first. A few testflights ought to iron out the kinks.
I wonder if these are also made from rejected carbon fiber scraps
I think we can cut corners and use cardboard. They are not going underwater after all.
Except let’s say it’s an advanced renewable composite material
I like this idea. You’re hired in the marketing team.
No.
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Flying personal cars like “Back to the Future” style will never be a thing, sorry to burst everyone’s bubble.
Or rather, they might be a thing, but not for you and me.
What problem do they solve, and is that problem still solved if 50% of people are using this new method of transportation?
You are very optimistic with that 50%.
The problem they solve is rich people having to share the road with the common folk.
Flying electric taxis? Are we finally living in the future?
Fuck no.
For the moderately wealthy, yes.
