From Blade Runner to The Jetsons, flying cars have long been promised as the transport of choice in the future, but Japan is determined to have its citizens taking to the skies in the next few years.
As a country known for its fast, efficient transportation, Japan is hoping to conquer the next frontier of human mobility: winning the race to build a manned flying car.
It doesn't sound like much but it would theoretically get a passenger from Tokyo's Haneda airport to one of the city's biggest hubs. Tomohiro Fukuzawa and Nobuo Kishi believe their flying cars will have people travelling up to 5 kilometres through the skies by 2023. And there is the huge challenge of regulating traffic at an altitude of 150 metres — somewhere between the maximum height of a consumer drone and a helicopter.
Most current prototypes are powered by battery, which is great for the environment, but come with limitations, according to Dr Brown.
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