An aeronautical firm within the US has launched footage exhibiting an idea model of its flying automotive performing a vertical take-off earlier than flying over an SUV.
Jim Dukhovny, the CEO of Alef Aeronautics, advised the BBC’s senior know-how reporter Chris Vallance, that he had 1000’s of pre-orders and hoped to begin manufacturing inside 12 months.
For round $300,000 (£237,000) the corporate says consumers will get an electrical flying automotive with a predicted airborne vary of 110km (68 miles). However taking a pal for a spin might show difficult – the cockpit solely has sufficient room for one and a half individuals.
As Vallance factors out, Alef Aeronautics will not be the one ones making an attempt to make flying vehicles take off with consumers, and there are enormous technological and regulatory hurdles to beat.
Video produced by Ian Casey and Serene Khalifeh
