Flying cars could bring sci-fi to our cities

  • Mike Bromfield

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    Online Science Article on Flying Cars

    Making flying cars a reality has been an ambitious concept for decades and it appears that the efforts have finally come to fruition.

    With the breath-taking speed at which the technology progresses, it really is no wonder that our day-to-day lives are starting to look increasingly like science fiction. Now, it seems that yet another much loved attribute of the genre is making an entrance: flying cars.

    Period11 Jul 2019

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    • TitleUber Air Flying Cars
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletBristol University Online Science Magazine
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date11/07/19
      DescriptionMaking flying cars a reality has been an ambitious concept for decades and it appears that the efforts have finally come to fruition.

      With the breath-taking speed at which the technology progresses, it really is no wonder that our day-to-day lives are starting to look increasingly like science fiction. Now, it seems that yet another much loved attribute of the genre is making an entrance: flying cars.

      Uber Air is at the forefront of the effort, planning to start commercial operation for their flying taxi in 2023 while the test flights were approved by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are to begin next year in Dallas and Los Angeles. The only city outside of the US chosen for the trials is Melbourne, Australia.
      Producer/AuthorAnastasia Gurskaya
      URLhttps://epigram.org.uk/2019/07/11/uber-air-flying-cars/
      PersonsMike Bromfield
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