Flying cars are the ultimate technology that never was
A staple of science fiction, many thought they were just around the corner
Today, flying cars are a shining example of our technological hubris
All hype, but devoid from reality. As a result, Flying cars never amounted to anything.
well maybe not
Flying cars have long been a staple of pop futurism, perhaps one of the most iconic and future technologies
but while other technologies have seen massive growth and progress, flying cars have remained grounded
and that's the last pun I promise!
Flying cars aren't actually vaporware, in fact they exist and concepts have been around for a long time
but you've probably never seen one in person because they've struggled to make it to market
that's because they're expensive and have a major drawback
but what is that drawback?
runways
for flying cars you drive to your nearest runway; takeoff
land near your destination and then drive to your final destination
it certainly saves you arranging transport to and from runways
still, you need a runway near you and near the places that you want to go
So I guess what you really want is a helicopter
Helicopters can take off and land vertically so they don't need much space.
Helicopters have been around for a long time, so why don't you owe one?
Well, they're expensive.
If you want to buy a new budget helicopter, it will set you back about a quarter of a million dollars
that's fairly expensive, but the costs don't stop there.
Maintenance, insurance, storage... helicopters cost a magnitude more to run per year than you car
not to mention, flying helicopters is notoriously difficult
training to fly will take 30 flight hours and cost at least $10,000
while it may be possible to shrink these costs
it doesn't look like helicopters will become a popular personal transport system any time soon
so I guess our dreams of a fast aerial commute ...are over
not so fast
have you considered autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing of manned aerial vehicles
quite the catchy name
but I'm just going to call them MAVS for the rest of this video
although EVTOL is also quite popular name for them
maybe MAVS the flying cars we always wanted, precisely because they're not flying cars
By ditching the "cars" bit, MAVS circumvent the runway problem
and promise to be a much cheaper alternative to helicopters
but what is a MAV why does it show more promise than traditional helicopters
while mass may look like just another type of helicopter
they share a lot more in common with consumer drones.
Sidenote: Drone means UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle
most consumer drones are quadcopter on multirotor designs
since many of these have high levels of autonomous capability, I'm just going to call them drones like everyone else
also, passenger drone is another name for MAVS
with MAVS there are many types and the nomenclature can get confusing
I'm going to focus on an electric multirotor designs
so how do they differ from helicopters, and why do they show more promise?
The electric multi-rotor offers some distinct advantages, they have both greater stability and maneuverability
though if you've seen stunt helicopters you might be surprised how agile they can be
still, they can't compete with multirotors
stability is important, especially if you want to be able to fly it yourself
learning to fly MAVS is much easier and has the potential to be much cheaper.
Though it is regulation dependent
but that's if you even need to learn at all
autonomous functions for MAVS are already quite advanced, as anyone who's flown a top end drone can attest
the benefits don't stop there though,
multirotors allow for redundancy, if a rotor fails MAVS can still fly
this is important, because a simple analysis suggests that helicopters are 85 times more dangerous than cars
a big problem for a mass transport system
but perhaps the most important factor is cost
having one single rotor providing all your lift it's very demanding
multirotors are much simpler in design, as is their electric powertrain
as a result, MAVS are much better suited for mass production
This will likely be key for MAVS to become an affordable transport method
so if maps are so great why aren't you commuting tsar working
there well i'm going to do a whole video detailing the challenges facing mouse
and how we might solve them but for now I'm just gonna list the key
the cost regulation noise safety range practicality and traffic management
infrastructure public perception operating conditions so humans in fact
these challenges are so numerous the flying cars have attracted a number of
vocal critics number so than Elon Musk who cites noise as the Prime Minister
despite these criticisms maths are attracting significant investment and a
number of companies with big backing getting involved no really I was shocked
to find out how many once again I'm just gonna list these vehicles for now
because I need a full video to cover them properly so let's start with the
actual flying cars aeromobil 4.0 Terrafugia transition
Pal V Liberty although that is a beetle so it doesn't need a runway
what about ever told maps though there are nearly 100 f tall vehicles under
development many of those won't make their first flight so I'm just going to
focus on those that have already taken to the air he hang one eight for Chinese
government and venture capital backed Astro Elroy lilium jet 30 film aerospace
Aurora at Tom Shaw flying work boss follow copter 2x partnered with Intel
and gain the fact that's not not there's some big players backing kept all
vehicles Google co-founder and alphabet CEO Larry Page
is funding three vehicles Kitty Hawk flyer Kitty Hawk Cora
open a black/white
I thought we were done here's some big companies you've probably heard of Bell
rolls-royce Toyota Boeing Airbus
with so many companies backing this technology but certainly an industry
belief that these vehicles are viable and suggests that Mouse might be closer
to reality than many people realize but what is the point in a math if you
aren't able to fly them anywhere I'm going to look at regulatory challenges
as part of the next video but for now let's take a quick look at which places
power scheduled math testing with plans to open commercial activities leading
the way is Dubai which is committed to being the first city with a commercial
flying taxi service true to that endeavor
both Valen copter and young of conducted flight tests with humans on board
mulatto while Dubai's lightning to be the first it won't be the only one he
Han is also currently testing in Guangzhou China while Balaklava starts
testing in Singapore next year Japan has committed to fast-track the introduction
of commercial flying cars through regulatory and financial investment New
Zealand Ingolstadt Dallas Los Angeles Sydney and several Indian cities all
have plans for commercial flying taxis in the next few years so will I be able
to fly one soon well that depends
there's a huge range of approaches from the Mars I mentioned before some are
intended as aerial taxis whether a plans of personal transport and some are
intended for both that means some maps are completely autonomous you set the
destination by tablet and flight in there others give you full control of
flying vehicle much like cars there's a whole host of semi autonomous technology
but can be included the safety of the manually controlled vehicles since
autonomous flying will almost certainly be mandatory for taxis you will likely
need to own him up you want to fly one the cheapest map intended for market is
around forty thousand dollars and is available in most countries but get this
goes on sale next year we're going to look at the viability of this vehicle in
the next video ultimately whether or not you'll be able
to pilot one yourself will depend on the regulations of the country you're in
before we wrap things up I think it's a good idea to talk about why we might
want Maps many people concern with the negatives of their introduction and in
many cases that response is justified in the next video we will see the
challenges posed by mouths a significant that said little is mentioned of the
benefits beyond their call while I'm not going to attempt to model the economic
impact of mouth I think it's important to point out some key areas where they
may help us the average person in the developed world spends over eight
thousand hours commuting that's a whole year of your life there's
more time than you'll spend socializing is more time that you'll spend in school
unlike other transport systems maps can travel virtually in point-to-point not
only that they can travel at speeds much faster than can safely mcdonnen cars
Mars have the potential to drastically reduce commute times but it remains to
be seen if that potential will be realized what would you do with an extra
half year of your life hopefully not watch half a years more
than flicks the impact is also financial congestion alone costs a staggering 300
billion dollars per year in the US alone taken together the worldwide costs of
our slow commute is in the trillions of dollars there are many other advantages
from fast efficient logistics reduced infrastructure costs or even improved
medical emergency response time too much to go through in this video so
will maps become the dominant form of transport we need to do a bit more work
before we can confidently answer that question still before researching this
video I had no idea that we might be on the cusp of that revolution playing over
here make no mistake they will have some role in our transportation future and
that role might start as soon as next year however it remains to be seen
whether they will become a local transport niche or our primary global
transport what we do know is there's a number of
large companies and governments backing the latter
in that vein we should revisit the opening sentiments of this video perhaps
playing cars should no longer be considered an example about
technological hubris more a cautionary tale against getting too invested in the
technology hype cycle in the next video we're going to look at the key
challenges facing maps and how we might solve them I will suggest a rough
development roadmap identified key milestones and propose the timeline on
that adoption perhaps even project what a future world with maps might look like
in the last video I asked for comments relating to Mouse thanks to chidambara
chillin Barret nur chillen barreling over children Meredith and ass
he believes maps will never become popular citing safety relates into
dangerous drivers and manufacturing difficulties we're going to look at
safety a little bit deeper next video but what about manufacturing this is a
topic I happen to know quite a bit about the electric powertrain of Mars is an
entirely dissimilar to an electric car while the control systems are different
they don't represent a major problem propulsion units have a very high level
of commonality so having say eight rotors doesn't significantly increase
the complexity perhaps the largest challenge is creating the chassis as
composites such as carbon fiber used to save weight while carbon fiber is a
commonplace on sports cars it's rarely seen in entry-level vehicles
that said maps use far less material than cars it's worth pointing out that
Mavs extensive use of system redundancy in
the aim of safety reduces its manufacturing efficiency that said it's
not an insurmountable barrier I hope that answers your question so once again
let's finish with three questions question one has this video change your
opinion on the viability of flying cars or their time line two
traduction question 2 do you think autonomous plane taxis is a viable
business model question 3 how did you find the length of this video was it too
short too long or just right leave your answers in the comments down below and
it will review them in the next video if you want to discuss this technology in
greater detail we can chat about it in my discord link down below don't worry
it's free and easy to join otherwise I'll see you in two weeks
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