“If anyone has feelings of range anxiety in an electric car, they’re going to have even more anxiety in a flying car because the consequences of battery failure are a lot more severe. “This is the Tesla battery problem writ large,” he said. “The experience of cars and the experience of general aviation paint a pretty frightening picture if even more people were getting up into the air and were being expected to actually fly,” Smith said.Īmong the many obstacles facing developers of electric flying cars is the challenge of managing airspace to prevent accidents, and producing batteries that won’t catch fire or run out in mid-flight, Smith said.
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While Joby’s patent allows for versions of the aircraft with a human pilot, full autonomy would be the best system for a flying car, Smith said. “If there’s any company that isn’t going to confine itself to the ground, I’d say it’s Uber,” Smith said.įlying cars would probably provide a more expensive transportation option than ground travel, given costs of aircraft and liability insurance, Carlson said. Ride-hailing giant Uber, in fact, could become a player in flying-car services, Stanford’s Smith said. This one feels like it’s a pretty small opportunity, given the massive transportation industry we have today.” “If there’s one thing that we’re learning a lot more of these days it’s that mobility services can be a very big deal and they can open up new business models and they can open up transportation to a lot of new people. If cars do fly, said Jeremy Carlson, a senior analyst at IHS Automotive, the likeliest market for their manufacturers would be on-demand aerial transportation services. Secrecy shrouds the operations of Zee-Aero and Kitty Hawk, so the battle to put the first viable flying car in the air is occurring largely unseen. Not so far from Joby’s facility north of Santa Cruz, in Hollister to the southeast, two companies reportedly funded by Page, CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, are testing their own versions of flying cars. The firm did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the patent. The patent noted that “runways may not always be available, or their use may be impractical.”Īlthough Bevirt did not detail how the aircraft would be used, Joby Aviation is dedicated to creating “a new generation of electric personal aircraft” that will “revolutionize how we commute,” according to company promotional material. “Cities are just going to keep getting bigger and bigger, and traffic’s going to keep getting worse and worse,” Roberson said.īevirt presented several possible designs for the vehicle, but focused on a biplane drone with four electric motors powering propellers. With populations moving more and more into urban areas, and road infrastructure crumbling, aerial transportation options will become increasingly important in the U.S., said Cathy Roberson, head analyst at Logistics Trends & Insights. There isn’t a place in the world that isn’t completely overtaxed. “The whole surface-based transportation network is completely overwhelmed globally. “The need is obviously there,” said Roger Lanctot, associate director of Strategy Analytics. “Just that difference points to the potential for large drones that carry people,” said Stanford robotics expert Bryant Walker Smith.įar out? Perhaps, but the idea has merit to some. The patent issued to Joby Aviation founder JoeBen Bevirt describes an aircraft that’s piloted either by human or robot and does not require a runway. This car was designed by the Legendary Apollo, J-Beam designed by Wo Ilank, and engineered by Rumble. Each prize will either be something fun for Springfield or something to help you move along in the event.SANTA CRUZ > A firm competing with two startups reportedly funded by Google co-founder Larry Page to roll out the world’s first flying cars received a patent Thursday for a vehicle that could take off and land vertically from a driveway or parking lot. This is a functional hover car with no tyres, rims, brakes or any hidden mechanical stuff, just pure electricity and thrust. To help you move along with the event you’ll get several prizes per Act. This Event is broken up into 3 Acts, with each Act containing part of the story. And only in Springfield can Professor Frink, with the help of Homer, open up a black hole that transports doppelgangers, robots and Stephen Hawking (!) to our pocket sized Springfields! This multiverse event hit our devices and it’s full of alternate universe inspired decorations, buildings & characters! The nerds have invaded Springfield! Ok just one nerd, and he’s not all that bad.
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