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Japan wants flying cars in its skies in three years. Here’s how they plan to pull it off – ABC News
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.
This week at a top secret test facility in central Japan, we were given a glimpse of what that Jetsons and Blade Runner-inspired flying future might look like.
With the noisy whirr of 100 beehives, SkyDrive’s pilot roared the eight motors to life and lifted off, slowly turning the car from side to side and flying for a few min…
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