Posted on 05/20/2021 12:12:11 PM PDT by algore
NFT Inc., an Israeli/American startup focused on future mobility, has announced it has started taking pre-orders for the ASKA, a folding, electric, street-legal, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that enables the driver to cruise along the city roads or through the air, New Atlas reports.
Amid a progressive time where many startups are working on building their drive-and-fly crafts, NFT's SUV-sized ASKA, which means "flying bird" in Japanese, sets itself apart from other vehicles thanks to its teardrop cabin that enables it to take up to four people. The six-cylinder tail and electric lifting system help it to vertically take off and land as well.
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I lost faith in moller a long time ago
Can't imagine the nightmare of "traffic control" with every Tom, Dick and Jane flying one of these everywhere.
Clearly, some sort of electronic "lanes" type of infrastructure will need to be built.
if Musk Posted here it would call it ‘AutoPilot’
and you would pay extra for Full Self Flying Mode
Do they have any add on accessories such as air to ground missiles? Asking for a friend.
I’ll get one when I get back from my Mars trip.
only 789k to beat the traffic
it is for sale currently, I think the opening bid is 250k
but Moller as I opined earlier is a Scam Artist
and while it looks good, it does not work
I’m guessing it’s gonna be around $11,000 or so?
Looking forward to having one.
Overlay road infrastructure with magnetic strip. Equp vehicles with nuclear maglev capability, collision avoidance, and gps. Max speed 400 mph. Manual override capable, but mostly hands free. Your choice of transparent, translucent, or opaque, each availble on command. Interior and exterior colors/patterns also available and changeable on demand. Comes with module to navigate small entrances and steps- wherever the magstrip goes. Your choice of music and various scents on demand, too. Rubber tires ought to be museum pieces before long. Like steam engines today, so will internal combustion engines be. They are noisy, heavy, smelly, too many moving parts. Fun, yes, but cheaper and better is the future. Better includes quieter, smoother, safer, easier to repair or replace.
Tattoo was looking for that one ever since ;-)
Does that look like missiles on it? If so, I want one.
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