Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends
apnews.com
The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon manufacture cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
  • @FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
    0•2 years ago

    Helicopters aren’t failures, people still use them to get from the city to an airport and back. However, they are very expensive.

    The vehicles in this article have the same use case, but they are intended to be cheaper.

    • @Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      These drone cars won’t be cheap either.

      Because it costs a lot more energy to keep something in the air and move it forward, than it is to move it forward on the road.

      • @FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        They are not meant to replace cars, they are meant to replace helicopters. And they will very likely be cheaper than helicopters.