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 expertise reporter Chris Vallance, that he had hundreds of pre-orders and hoped to start out manufacturing inside 12 months.
For round $300,000 (£237,000) the corporate says patrons will get an electrical flying automotive with a predicted airborne vary of 110km (68 miles). However taking a buddy for a spin might show tough – the cockpit solely has sufficient room for one and a half individuals.
As Vallance factors out, Alef Aeronautics are usually not the one ones making an attempt to make flying vehicles take off with patrons, and there are large technological and regulatory hurdles to beat.
Video produced by Ian Casey and Serene Khalifeh
