| Presented by | | | | | We’ve been hearing about flying cars since the days of the Jetsons, but they might finally be closer to reality. In fact, flying taxis could make an appearance in the next three to five years, operating like helicopters but looking like super-sized drones. The first iteration will likely be for short trips within a city—to the airport or to a meeting across town. But there will be significant changes from any air travel we’ve known up until now.
Futurist Devin Liddell offers five design solutions that could help normalize this next generation of aerial transportation.
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