Trending · Flying Roadster Part 8: Flying cars that already exist (but you can't buy)
Klein Vision AirCar (2022), Alef Model A (FAA special certificate 2023), EHang EH216-S (China 2023) vs the jumping Roadster.
Do flying cars already exist? ✈️🚁
1️⃣ THE AIRCAR (Klein Vision): a car that turns into a plane — wings and tail slide out. Slovakia certified it to fly in 2022.
2️⃣ MORE APPROVALS: Alef's Model A got a special US (FAA) permit for test flights in 2023. And China approved the EHang EH216-S — a two-seat drone taxi with no pilot on board.
3️⃣ THE TRUTH: Tesla's Roadster only hops (production planned for 2028). The "flying cars" that really fly today are small planes or big drones — none is a car you can buy and fly.
Wings or rotors, not tyres!
Read the voiceover (transcript)
- Do flying cars already exist?
- Yes! The AirCar turns into a plane. Slovakia let it fly in twenty twenty-two.
- Alef's Model A got a US test permit in twenty twenty-three. China approved a drone taxi.
- Tesla's Roadster only hops. Real flying cars are small planes, or big drones.
- Wings or rotors, not tyres!
- Next: the Roadster's story! Follow for part nine!
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