A great idea. What could go wrong? Government interference and taxicab cronies.
The government’s Osprey hasn’t fared so well. The government won’t keep its nose out of this. Do you think the taxicab cartel will receive this with open arms? $200K for a flying taxi is cheap by half compared to a NYC taxi medallion.
Developing and building the flying cab will be the easy part.
We should get the Russians involved. Russians are to helicopters what the Germans were to rockets.
Is this the flying taxi of the future? Electric 200mph 16-rotor ‘megadrone’ that can transform into a plane mid-air gets $100 million backing from Toyota and Intel. Read the rest of this entry »

