POV: Watching this in 2100 like we watch old 1900 Ford car videos...

@Chris.Davies

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. No flying cars in 2100 either. There are things called "aviation laws" and they will never change to allow flying cars to operate. Period. End of story.

@-M0LE

2 жыл бұрын

Lol but I bet in 2100 you still got corrupt govts

@Ante_Knezevic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris.Davies What we achieved in 120 years is astonishing. And technology is growing exponentially. Aviation laws are man made laws and can be changed. The cars will be definitely allowed to fly under 100m of altitude. Period.

@koc988

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris.Davies Wow you don't know how wrong you are, the air taxi is neither new nor around the corner, it's been here for years it's just evolving.

@stevescoffee8325

2 жыл бұрын

@wave mc One issue I have is in order for an object to fly it needs to displace a lot of air which is very noisy. Having flying cars, will make living anywhere, just like living next to an airport.

I like that reporter he seems very genuine 👊🏻

@clydesweetfeetlivingston1180

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he seems great on the fly!

@tayinternational

2 жыл бұрын

I miss that kind of reporting

@Chris.Davies

2 жыл бұрын

He is! He's genuinely ignorant of reality and aviation law!

@Chocolanay

2 жыл бұрын

@@clydesweetfeetlivingston1180 hah good one, now get out!

@drewjones3536

2 жыл бұрын

"So I punch him in the face" lol

This guy is super happy and proud of his job. Nice to see that in this line of work

Imagine hundreds of them and a few drunk idiots showing off, that’s human next step

@natenate2280

2 жыл бұрын

im excited

@Sanpedranoazul

2 жыл бұрын

Asi es 🙈

@armandosanchez152

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sanpedranoazul 2020 2 California traffic officers crash police cruisers while they where racing on public streets. Let police have first crack at it

@gottaproxy8826

2 жыл бұрын

gotta build your house underground so people dont drunk drive into your 3 year old daughters bedroom from the sky at 4 am

@kamuelalee

2 жыл бұрын

oh yeah!

its pretty much a giant drone that can carry ppl

@michaelschneider-

2 жыл бұрын

Call the inventive BlackFly whatever you will?? .. Its creator Opener Inc., has named the invention BlackFly.. Bravo!!

@honestreviews4u620

2 жыл бұрын

Wow the USA is behind 😳 . Mexico has been using flying cars for years now and can carry 3 people!!! They 🇲🇽 are now working on the hover car.

@Vassilika1

2 жыл бұрын

@@honestreviews4u620 where's the link?

@stefanbauer711

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly what a flying car technically would be

@MSaleh-vy8rr

2 жыл бұрын

A drone is Unmanned Aerial Vehicle = UAV

I don’t see the “Car” part, it’s just a plane or helicopter or drone. For it to be a car, it obviously needs wheels and the ability to drive on the road, which this does not.

@mindfulmusings199

2 жыл бұрын

Valid point, but even if it can be so easy to fly it will be very convenient like going to office from your home

@Zentinel_85

2 жыл бұрын

@@mindfulmusings199 That would be awesome. I wonder when we will start to see landing pads in parking lots. Seems like we would need those. Well hey, yeah it would be more convenient (probably dangerous) to have local landing pads and then drive right around the corner to the coffee shop. But then they’d have to be cars too. But I’m up for it.

@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't take much to ad an extra motor, geared with lightweight wheels and steerable front. Let's hope it takes off🤔 and the next versions have those upgrades

@koc988

2 жыл бұрын

What exactly do you think a flying car is? A car that flies? It's a personal plane. We need to stop moving the goal post for no reason because it doesn't look like a levitating tesla.

@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121

2 жыл бұрын

@@koc988 there's always one. 😑

that's not a flying car, it's still an aircraft. just imagine everyone having these and heading down to the mall. you know how many accidents there will be ? we can't even get cars sorted out yet.

@nopenope7088

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve only ever seen good, confident drivers on the road. We will be fine.

@3mtech

2 жыл бұрын

Not allowed in populated areas

@russellprout723

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a few hundred of these flying overhead the noise would be unbearable.

@MSaleh-vy8rr

2 жыл бұрын

@@russellprout723 I doubt it. FAA would eventually step in and regulate these things and only allow certified pilots with more experience.

Excellent work by that reporter getting in the seat like that. Awesome that the creator let him handle the equipment independently as well. 😳👍🏻💰

@enermaxstephens1051

2 жыл бұрын

That alone puts this leaps and bounds above all the other flying car videos. It shows this one is just about ready, whereas the others look like they all need another 10 years minimum before someone could do that.

IF people cant even drive cars, what on earth makes you think people can fly cars??

@highdesertbiker

2 жыл бұрын

right

@AzrialAlaria

2 жыл бұрын

I actually believe that's THE single most reason why it just hasn't really happened. People are stupid, this is something you simply CANNOT allow to happen. Ever.

@highdesertbiker

2 жыл бұрын

@@AzrialAlaria it probably will never happen because the noise that airplanes make is way too loud... Elon musk has a whole podcast about this

@KCJbomberFTW

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing to hit

@blueberrywilbur315

2 жыл бұрын

It will be almost totally automated

The "California" model comes equipped with a six-pack of Modello that has to be consumed before touch-down.

@alexpages3197

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the pack of Marlboro that you have to hot box before opening the hatch.

@ryshellso526

2 жыл бұрын

Also heavily taxed and rainbow colored.

@worldtwoday5660

2 жыл бұрын

In the Alabama version they will put a pack of Budweiser. And shewing tobacco .. With a complementary empty bottle of coke so you can spit in it..

its just a giant drone with a shell..

@jeffreygunn3530

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much

Come the day when I might be able to buy such an amazing craft. Mr. Marcus Lang. You and your talented team have come up, I believe, with the answer to traffic congestion, for now. Hats off to you sir and your team. I am very impressed by your vehicle, the BlackFly, and waiting for when it comes available for sale, as do many viewers. Many blessings for you and yours. Thank you.

I see a booming business for "sudden unexpected decapitation" lawyers once these things are widespread. Most people can barely handle parking a car.

@cipher88101

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt. TV AD: Has your grandmother been chopped to bits by a careless hovering driver? Has your cat been run over while in a tree? Then call 777-TOP-CHOP and file your insurance claim today.

Hopefully people “without a pilot’s license” will NEVER be able to fly a flying-car over my house.

@UDubFootballFan

2 жыл бұрын

They'll be controlled by AI.

@JimsEquipmentShed

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, they can already, ultralites are not new....

@kamuelalee

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, yes!

@benanders4412

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, it's only for the mega rich. The people in power will never let the masses of "normal" people have this. They are much too scared people will fly them into government buildings. This will never go mainstream.

@tyberious3023

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry they'll most likely crash before your house and if they've gotten far enough to learn even how to fly it over your house they probably don't want to die doing it

"give me 5 minutes to shake my drawers out & I'll be ready for another go " LOL

I'm going out on a limb hear to say by definition a car must have wheels...a vtol electric vehicle is something completely different.

The first working and actual flying car was made in 1947. We've had working flying cars for *74 years* almost continuously (there were a couple of years where there were none around due to gaps between one crashing and others being built). The first true flying car was the Convair Model 118 ConvAirCar completed construction on November 1st, 1947.

@lukewarmwater6412

2 жыл бұрын

but was it produced in numbers that made them available to the general public? and did you have to have a pilots licence to fly it? if the answer to iether question is no, then we did not have flying cars for 74 years.

@elijahgavin6706

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukewarmwater6412 exactly

@HelloooThere

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is nothing new so I dunno what the big deal really is like seriously

Cannot wait for headlines of DUI house vs Car, we can hardly make private planes safe from falling from the sky. Get ready for STEEL roof construction 😹

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384

2 жыл бұрын

2-3x larger and yes

@michaelschneider-

2 жыл бұрын

DUI lawyer chasers read up!

@macktrucker

2 жыл бұрын

Hard to put a steal roof over a school playground...

@djilly75

2 жыл бұрын

And that's exactly why we don't have flying cars because people are scared

@3mtech

2 жыл бұрын

@@djilly75 Dude. Watch one idiots in cars video. You are probably the one in the left lane going the speed limit with 20 lined up behind

We've had flying cars for a long time. They're called helicopters.

Unfortunately, if the FAA doesn't let you fly over cities then it's useless as a commuter, which is why most people want a flying car in the first place.

@oldmech619

2 жыл бұрын

The biggest problem will be the noise. You just can’t have neighbors around.

@aloevera7422

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not for most people which they said. Once it’s viable for early adopters then they’ll create a cheaper mass consumer version.

@oldmech619

2 жыл бұрын

@@aloevera7422 And what happens when there is a fault in the system that causes a power loss. Airplanes can glide and helicopters can autorotate. This thing will fall strait down. Add a ballistic parachute. Even then, it would only be effective at specific altitudes above ground. Maybe add 0-0 ejection seat. Now you are adding extreme costs and weight. The noise would also be totally unacceptable to neighbors.

I have huge respect for this journalist and of course the developer as well!

Flying drone alright. I'd like to see a commercial logging type that can really lift cargo

Amazing. Follow this, the Jetson and XTurismo. Great to see people with the means to finally make personal flight a reality.

Wow! This was a super fun report! He’s very courageous!

I like this type of reporters. Very genuine and curious.

We havent dominated driving on 2 dimesions yet!! Much less on 3!

@acfharley

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bimboms Yea,,, how many 16 or 17 year old pilots do you know🤦‍♂️

@simonseis744

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bimboms You're 100% correct, it is, in it's current state. Where license pilots have to have thousands of hours of flight, where ground crews police the skies.The idea that the general public will be using flying cars to travel in the future is absolute nonsense.

Great Coverage Guys! Hopefully, we will see more of this come to life and one day is affordable.

I would be interested to see what the weather envelope requirements are for this machine. I would imagine having an auto navigation system in place would make it even more accessible, basically a completely automated flight system that can be overridden by pilot input if needed. Very neat, congratulations on your accomplishment!

Great review! Kudos to the reporter🥳👏🏻👏🏻

That is one badass machine, simply amazing!

"People without a pilots license will be flying through the sky" Doesn't he see the problem in that statement?

@alexcarter8807

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like the guy made it pretty fool proof. But at a couple hundred thou, there are not going to be lots of these flying around plus .... can't fly it over people etc., we won't have those things farting away overhead any time soon.

@dancahill8199

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexcarter8807 Just a few moments ago ironicly, (that's a smart phone for you) I saw an add for a Swedish company (Aerotek, or something close) that is selling these for 92K.

Love the 45° to vertical wing angle design, definitely would help slowing down the craft so "pretty much" anyone can fly it

Sweet the way he took off so fast and without hands-on controllers, like it was remote controlled almost!

@CrAzYxBoBbY

2 жыл бұрын

He said it is…. He didn’t fly it he only pressed a button maybe watch the entire video!

@KobraVR

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrAzYxBoBbY I did watch it, he said it was so easy to fly that even someone with less than a day's training could jump in and fly it. If that's the definition of piloting it, you could stuff a rabbit in the cockpit and get it to eventually tap the button.

It looks a little awkward flying forward but looking up at the sky. How do you see what’s in front of you?

@blqysmg

2 жыл бұрын

At speed it isn’t at that angle, the rear wing lifts above the front and you get a normal,flying position. He was flying in “takeoff/landing position” the whole time.

I am very sceptical on flying taxis, but this looks awesome. And he actually performed a manned flight!

One of the coolest things to come out in awhile and all we here is toxicity from the comments 😂😂😂

@xDORANBOLTx

2 жыл бұрын

🙄 agreed

@rickjohansson4257

2 жыл бұрын

These are being developed everywhere now, not uncommon and they are too loud to ever become mainstream

@feltrosy4132

2 жыл бұрын

It isn't a car..no wheels, or even landing gear. So, not a flying car. Basicaly it's a large drone you can ride in.

What is the emergency procedure in case of engine failure? Can this vehicle glide back to earth? is it crashworthy and can one survive after impact?

@electricaviationchannelvid7863

2 жыл бұрын

1.emergency parachute...2. gliding in theory possible if energy left but it is not confirmed yet...

Just what we need...cars falling from the sky, down onto our self-driving cars...

@jesusadventurervargaspropu4510

2 жыл бұрын

Not a car

@Ah-fb8pc

2 жыл бұрын

Yea cuz planes just fall from the sky all the time , idiot

@UnhorsedGoose

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ah-fb8pc planes with licensed, trained and experienced pilots tend to stay up, planes controlled by people that can barely drive a car without running somebody over will probably fall out of the sky quite a bit

This is not a flying car. Flying cars fly AND drive. Hence the "Car" part of "Flying CAR". This is an ultralight aircraft. As long as the FAA over regulates ultralight aircraft (or, everything really) this will never work.

In the words of my grandfather: Let the Machine do the Work.

Having to practice on a “virtual simulator” doesn’t sound like “anybody can fly it” Lol 😂

@TomTermini

2 жыл бұрын

Drivers license ... in Maryland... 40 hours of training :-)

@kamuelalee

2 жыл бұрын

Driver's ed

@truthreignsforever9286

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamuelalee my point is: in car, you can pull over 🚔 and “go to the drawing board” 😂 In an air time vehicle, there is one way to stop 🛑. On the ground skillfully? or not so much? 😂

@kamuelalee

2 жыл бұрын

@@truthreignsforever9286 That's why they have simulator training to prepare people for the ride. And if it is like a drone, which it seems to be, it may have an automatic return to home feature as well. Still, it seems like an amazing piece of tech.

@TomTermini

2 жыл бұрын

@@truthreignsforever9286 My company's drones have an "auto home/auto land" feature that autonomously lands the UAV when there's a comms or other issue... really, the concept is "passenger" more than "pilot" dont ya think?

weird how it tilts backwards in flight instead of tilting forward.

Wtf not even a 4 seater

The reporter is awesome and not biased

The terrifying thing about flying vehicles like these is if you lose engine you just drop out of the sky. I really doubt it has much of a glide slope

@MrMickeycrazy

2 жыл бұрын

I saw 8 rotors...

@kasuraga

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMickeycrazy yeah, and what happens if it loses any of them? doesnt have redundancy. it uses all of those motors to generate lift

So basically, he did not fly it at all, he was just going for a ride.

@DeepThinkingGPU

2 жыл бұрын

think uber doh

BALLS. No helmet either. Eat this, Shatner.

@kcet1948

2 жыл бұрын

Modern DeLorean.

Come on it's essentially a UFO at this point it would be dope to fly one

@BitSmythe

2 жыл бұрын

“Dope”: stupid person.

@logiknotlogic6586

2 жыл бұрын

@@BitSmythe you’re the one being stupid by judging someone based on the usage of one word.

@MSaleh-vy8rr

2 жыл бұрын

UFO??? so you don't know what that is? Clearly its identified as a aircraft.

@BitSmythe

2 жыл бұрын

@@logiknotlogic6586 I use American dictionaries, not insults - too childish.

The only problem with Flying Cars is the noise, the first person to solve that issue will be first mass produced.

@Mnimosa

2 жыл бұрын

A flying leaf-blower on steroids is how I would describe it. No pilot license required? What can go wrong?...

@marioelburro1492

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mnimosa boom

One problem, they are extremely loud

Only a Canadian could accomplish this! 🇨🇦🇨🇦👏👏👏

Nice. This is a good example of American innovation

That is extremely cool. The only problem is the price is gonna be insane.

@altoburger9692

2 жыл бұрын

For now. Give it 10 years. The price it is now doesn't just represent it's manufacturing costs but it's research and development, too. Now that we know it's possible there will be other companies that start developing competitive products and the price will come down. Kind of like battery powered cars. 10 years ago only the super rich could afford it. Now a brand new battery powered car isn't much more expensive than a brand new petrol powered car. Technology is moving so fast it won't be anymore than 2 decades before these kind of machines are mainstream... well, i hope so.

Ok first that's not a car. That's so wide you can't even drive that on the street and park it on the street parking anywhere. This is a small airplane

The black fly is my favorite concept. It is the perfect balance of sleek and vitol.

@UnhorsedGoose

2 жыл бұрын

VTOL

His shoes are amazing

Wow that was smooth 😍

I haven't yet seen nothing like flying cars yet in California

Considering the number of accidents involved with only two dimensions that requires a licenses. I can't imagine how many more there would be when a third dimensions is available and no licenses is required.

@BenefitOfTheDoubtInquiry

2 жыл бұрын

You missed the part about it flies itself.

Getting into the air is the easy part. Managing a few thousand of these will require complex tracking and regulation.

@JasonandaCamera

2 жыл бұрын

People probably said the same thing when cars started gaining popularity and look how far we’ve come. Not saying you’re wrong! But imagine someone from 1910 seeing today’s 5 lane highways and traffic lights and 7 way intersections… so complex, yet they work. So perhaps in 50 years we’ll be flying cars around no problem, thinking back to the days where we were wondering if it was even possible

@gregpeterman1102

2 жыл бұрын

Landing is the hard part.

I love the idea - but can you imagine the noise of 3 or 4 of these?

Blackfly is one of my favorite flying cars. I mean God I wish I could have one. 🤟👌

@Chris.Davies

2 жыл бұрын

It's an aeroplane. And if you want one, you can buy one, and fly it from an airport, to another airport.

If you need a licence for a drone, they will make it so you need a licence for this as well. Mark my words.

@armandosanchez152

2 жыл бұрын

Public safety. No way in any world will they let fly car be available. 1 drunk person will do . So humans will never conquer personal vehicles

@stephenmcbride6359

2 жыл бұрын

@@armandosanchez152 they will let it be available, but only those who can afford the inevitable licence that the gov will decide is needed. In other words, only for the rich.

@Ah-fb8pc

2 жыл бұрын

You already do weirdo and drones have licence for very good reasons

@Ah-fb8pc

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenmcbride6359 it costs like 6k for personal flight training you weirdo , stop talking about things you have 0 clue about 🤣🤣🤣

@stephenmcbride6359

2 жыл бұрын

All I said is the government will eventually make it so you need a licence for these aircraft. I never said anything about what training costs to fly it are. So you fucking weirdo, why not talk about something you know about. P.s. I have been flying drones for 6 years and am fully licenced, I am also getting ready to take my pilots licence. How bout you. Try being a little less rude next time, you might get a better response.

25 mile range 💀I wouldn’t be able to go and come back anywhere 🤷🏻‍♂️

@MSaleh-vy8rr

2 жыл бұрын

Well current battery we're using are lithium ion, and for electric vehicles they're aren't efficient for long travel. Wait until the next decade or more for Solid State batteries. They'll be game changer.

Next stop, a Flying Ford for everyone. Model-T Flying Cars everywhere.😁

this could be used for rescue situations -- send one in to the wilderness to pick up a lost soul.

@daymenleo6895

2 жыл бұрын

you mean a helicopter we have those go ask your dad

We already have idiots on the ground, now we're putting them in the air too. Fantastic! LOL

@scootersonlyrepair6773

2 жыл бұрын

They won't die any other way

@scootersonlyrepair6773

2 жыл бұрын

We need less people in the world anyway so 🤷 if people would stop breeding and let the population go to a tolerable level then we can enjoy things again

@GizmoMaltese

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, we're not putting you in the air :) This how progress happens.

Why on earth would you not reverse the seating position?? Then you would lie back on entry and be seated upright and with a view in flight. This appears to be a glaring design fault considering the limitations of the present configuration vs the advantage that would be brought by being able to see where you are going.

Jesus no! We just had a cesna crash into two houses and a ups driver.

@phillipzx3754

2 жыл бұрын

So what. We have hundreds of thousand die each year from all sorts of accidents in transportation.

@justagirlsd3000

2 жыл бұрын

@@phillipzx3754 so what? You think any idiot should be flying over your house?

You mean a flying drone! 😂

Hot take: 90% of you shouldn't be operating a car let alone flying

Lets see how it flies on a windy day

The beginning of getting the X-Wings coming to life. 🤩

"if you have a million dollars, then you too can have one of these."

Whats the use if i cant fly over traffic if i cant fly over populated areas?

It's an over sized drone that you can fly. Makes perfect sense if it can compete with cars price wise I don't fly in airplanes but I would totally fly this dab on them haters

@mrsleep0000

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna be a loooong way down when you get in a wreck with some asshole on his cellphone.

Why does he sound like he's talking into a fan the whole time?

I want one. This thing is fantastic

People will look back at this in amusement

That was a clip featuring an ultralight . Where was the flying car?

This has been in the offing for many many years now and still seems no nearer to being realised.

They forgot to mention that Google's Larry Page is funding this EVTOL project and the retail should be around 60K. Looks like a winner to me.

Great start to the flying car in the near future these cars will have safety systems that will keep you safe from hitting other flying cars they also have Auto take off and auto landing solar panels to recharge themselves and of course a radio and a cup holder

No landing gears?

I don't understand why it doesn't have landing leg, and the pilot position while flying is seems odd...

Unbox therapy is gonna be all over this

I become fan of this reporter. Regards from Sao Paulo - Brasil . Let´s bring its fly car ,,hahahah

This actually looks good, certainly nothing like the oversized drones that others are making.

Super cool story...a big drone with a seat. Two seater?

All I need from a flying car is the ability to get over traffic jams when I'm stuck in traffic.

Creator of aircraft says,”I believe you were blown away”.. Reporter”blows away” ..

the seat should be the other way around so you're not constantly looking straight up lmao

@DugganSean

2 жыл бұрын

once it gets up to lift speed the wings take over and it's level for the pilot.

Traffic gonna be non existent.

It just about to start, after this thing popular as a regular car we expect to have a time machine.

Wow! CBS doing an interesting story!

The future is now???? Mexico has been using flying cars for many years 😳.... They (🇲🇽) are now working on having a hover car.

Flying cars look fun and easy to land!

I hope the motors are independently wired to independent electronics to independent batteries and hopefully the motors will hold up if one fails on each side. Safety first. Please make an RC version 😆.

@DannyWalker247

2 жыл бұрын

Death trap for old rich guys. Like they didn't already have enough.

Boy that looks like fun.

So basically the sound of leaf blowers by the millions and the same amount of casualties.