Now a number of companies are closing in on commercializing flying cars and autonomous air taxis (generally bulbous pods driven by electric-powered rotors). Two-seat, gas-powered gyrocopter with a flying range of about 250 miles at maximum weight. Current phase: Testing. An agreement with Dubai to launch a pilotless air taxi service appears to have stalled. Two-seat, folding-wing flying car with a range of 400 miles in the air; on the ground, it will be capable of "highway speeds," Massachusetts-based Terrafugia says.

Source: Forbes May 24, 2018 20:19 UTC