For decades, but for those
who have forever wanted
to buy a flying car? You
only have a couple more
years to wait, says the company that has
successfully built and
tested prototypes of the
"aeromobil" that can both
drive and fly.
The aeromobil, a comfy two
seater that transforms into a
light sports aircraft, aims to
go on sale in just two years
from Slovakia-based
Aeromobil. "We believe that 2017 weĆll be
able to launch this to market,"
said company co-founder and
CEO Juraj Vaculik at a
presentation at the South By
Southwest Interactive conference in Austin Sunday. The limited edition vehicle
targeted at wealthy supercar
buyers and flight enthusiasts
will have a flying range of
almost 700 kilometres on
regular gasoline, Vaculik said. It is equipped with partial
autopilot and a parachute that
will automatically deploy if
the pilot falls ill. "Nobody has to jump out," he
said. He said pricing has not been
set, but will be in the range of
hundreds of thousands of U.S.
dollars. He envisions it as being both
for private and shared usage. "If something like a flying
Uber and flying Lyft will be
on the market, I think many
users will find this a very
efficient way to move
said. They might also be useful for
getting to places that Aren't
connected by road and could
reduce the need for expensive
roads in the future, he added.
Finally, they could reduce
traffic congestion, since cars
could be spread out in
different layers of airspace.
Vaculik expects the flying cars
to stay below an altitude of three kilometres. Tatiana Veber, an AeroMobil
spokesman said: 'We have
been developing the concept
of a flying car since 1990.
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