4 brave (and on-going) attempts at the still-elusive flying car

We know what you’re thinking: it’s 2015… where’s my friggin’ flying car already?

Well, contrary to myriad flighty predictions, the winged automobile is still not a mass-produced reality. No, the imagined highways of the sky remain as deserted as your local bank on a Sunday afternoon.

Why? Well, there are all sorts of reasons, besides the obvious mechanical and financial challenges. And legal issues are chief among them. Think about it: would the driver need a pilot’s licence? What about restricted airspace? And would it really be all that much better mindlessly commuting with the same sorry throng of bumper-bashers in the air as you currently do on the ground?

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