How Flying Cars Became a Billion-Dollar Bet | Bloomberg Primer

The idea of flying cars has largely remained science fiction, until now. A new generation of electrified aircraft is attracting the attention of investors and venture capitalists around the world.

Corrects video to include French flag at 14:14.

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No Pilot on Board: Flying Cars and the Race to a Trillion-Dollar Air Taxi Industry

00:00- 02:12- Intro
02:12- 04:09- Jetson & the personal EVTOL
04:09- 06:16- EVTOL Basics
06:16- 09:46- The Battery Limitation
09:46- 13:16 - The Air-Taxi Race
13:16- 15:28- EVTOL Industry Breakdown
15:29- 17:22- Regulation &Certification
17:22- 19:56- EHang & Autonomous flight
19:56- 22:11- Air-Taxi Traffic Control
22:11- 23:34- Conclusion
23:34- 24:01- Credits

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[chrisnewman]

The phrase flying car suggests it’s something that you can drive down the road which which I could not imagine it would ever be

[zemtek]

Finally something USA is leading in. Number of VTOL companies. Something we can be proud about as americans. We need wins like this pushing forward with advancing tech.

[mchammer]

This video truly does not capture the amazingly deafening sound of these fans

[Ken-ypdg]

It’s not a car if you can’t drive it on a road, It’s just an ultralight.

[twowheelsintokyo]

These "flying cars" are not a bet, they are a boondoggle. Jetson has collected a lot of deposits and payments. Their first run of 300 units was sold out, and were supposed to be delivered in 2023. So far not a single one has been delivered.

[mattalley]

Until these things (what we call them aside) see prices going down and ranges going up they will never be anything but a rich person's plaything

[Vistorinvisible]

Well researched, thorough overview.

What failsafes do these things have? Parachutes? Inflatable air bags?

Helicopters and drones seem so helpless when things go wrong. I’ve seen that some quadcopters can control a spin and descend with a failed motor.

[steveyoung]

Nobody in Scotland is ever flying in a Joby…

[AdrianTheGajin]

...i'm still to this day fascinated by Amphibious cars (Boat cars...Cars that can sail on water...water that can be ridden on by cars... A car that can sail on water) lol fly cars are cool too

[Oreo-xcsd]

Young Mexican students of Veracruz, Mexico, have created a flying car a year ago.

[FunkyPhunk]

Ha might aswell make the BlueHat antenna, implanted in your ear allowing you to have access to your phone and wifi signal, quick info.

[stephenberthiaume]

Its not design holding back the flying car. It's people. We can't have human error flying over neighborhoods. When they're automated we'll have something.

[roundabout]

In other words, helicopters. Most of these don’t even have wheels.

[adambaruch]

is this the voiceover that lady from you?

[defectiveresistor]

Most people can drive a car let alone pilot something.

[SingTingz]

We'll have flying cars by 2020 they said

[FoButter]

I am sure our fledgling air traffic control industry will easily be able to handle a huge surge in local air traffic /s

[albertoalmeida]

People can barely drive, now, imagine piloting.

[ngroy]

If it is cheap, sure. $50–75 sounds okay.

[ayoCC]

It seems like a quieter version of a helicopter
I think it's almost 1:1 a helicopter, so the certification and laws around it can probably be somewhat similar