With the introduction of eVTOL’s first flying car at the Consumer Electronics Show convention, there is excitement about flying cars again. Costing around $98,000, if you own this Jetson One car then forget Tesla because with this vehicle you won’t be late for work.
All sci-fi movies, or the ones showing the future world, feature flying cars. It is like the concept was foxed that we will have flying cars by the 21st century.
Though up till now this seemed only a feature of fantasy and sci-fi movies, new research indicates that this could possibly become true very soon.
According to McKinsey & Co, by 2030, eVTOL aircraft could offer an affordable, sustainable and safe way to travel. Advanced and urban aircraft mobility segment includes eVTOL aircraft.
And the initiative saw record funding in 2021. McKinsey further added, “With roughly $6.9 billion in new investments. Funding cooled in 2022, partly due to macroeconomic conditions, but remained well ahead of its pre-pandemic pace.â€
Aska from Los Altos, Calif unveiled their eVTOL aircraft in January at the Consumer Electronics Show convention.
Vikrant Vaze, a professor at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, said, “Technologies already exist to build and fly the kinds of vehicles that could ferry people throughout urban areas as part of normal routines.
But the big challenges center on conceiving and creating the kind of transportation infrastructure, systems and protocols that would enable the safe and smooth transition to urban aerial mobility.â€
Vaze further added, “The challenge will be to create dedicated infrastructure for vehicles to take off and land. We will need to establish flying lanes and ‘roads’ not far different from today’s transportation systems built around paved roads on land, shipping lanes in the ocean, or air corridors used by aircraft.â€
Recently, a Swedish company Jetson also released Jetson one. It is their first flying car, and its sale price is around $98,000. According to the automobile industry, it is fairly cost-effective compared to Tesla Model X. Plus, Jetson One would not have to spend hours in traffic jams.
On this Jetson said, “We aim to make the skies available for everyone with our safe personal electric aerial vehicle.†Their aircraft is powered by 8 motors and is made from carbon-fiber and aluminum.
With a top speed of about 63 mph (101 kph), it has a flight time of around 20 minutes. And according to the company, users won’t require a license to fly the aircraft in the United States.
The company declared “Safety is our priority. And our flying machine has a race-car-inspired safety cell that protects the pilot. Jetson 1 can sustain continuous flight with the loss of one motor. It has an auto-land function and “multiple safety features to protect the pilot in case of an emergency.â€
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Other than Jetson, its competitor company Jetoptera said, “Our vision was to create a world where aerial mobility is commonplace.†The company is working on a vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Such that the aircraft would be capable of speeding up to Mach 0.8, which comes out about 614 mph (988 kph). With such technology, you may forget Tesla because with this vehicle you won’t be late for work.
Source: Jetson
