I Test Drove a Flying Car. Get Ready, They’re Here.

The Wall Street Journal ^ | Oct. 17, 2025 11:30 am ET | Dan Neil

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Who needs Air Traffic Control anyway?

[Bullish]

We’ve had flying cars for decades... They’ve always been death traps.

[PeterPrinciple]

The Pivotal BlackFly aircraft has a pilot weight limit of 200 pounds;

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I guess I am not a customer...............

[x]

Car/boats have been around since LBJ’s day, but how many people have them now?

Quad bicycles are also a thing, but do you really want to take them out on the interstate?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We’ve had flying cars for decades... They’ve always been death traps.

The Benson Gyrocopter comes to mind.

[GingisK]

You and will have to wait for the Heavy Lift version, The C5A of Pivotal BlackFly.

[frank ballenger]

Actually it looks like sort of a plane that can taxi a lot on the ground.

What kind of roads and parking spaces have width like that?

[Beowulf9]

Ya know, it looks SORTA like George's, but will it fit the dog?

[iamgalt]

Hoo boy imagine thousands of these things in the hands of some of the crazies you see on the road.

[frank ballenger]

Soon....Progressive Insurance will have the guy go to the library, the cleaners and the convenience store for a refill.

[Mozzafiato]

This will sprout a whole new industry for carcass removal

[Celtic Conservative]

“Welcome, and congratulations. You’ve lived long enough to see the age of flying cars...”

Not really. These are expensive toys for the rich. And electric? Better hope it comes with parachutes.

CC

[Leaning Right]

Wow, I’m really behind the times. Now they have flying cars. And just the other day I was feeling all fancy in my steam-powered car.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Meanwhile in the real world....

Americans are drowning in auto loan delinquencies; report says Congress needs to fix it USA Today, 10 September 2025.

Auto Loan Defaults Surge Toward Crisis-Era Highs as $1.66 Trillion Debt Weighs on Borrowers Bad Credit, 16 September 2025

Auto loan delinquencies jump 50% as car prices reach new heights Detroit News, 17 October 2025.

WSJ has their "let them eat cake" marketing game up their sphincter.....

[bigbob]

Anyone can do a flying car. I’m waiting for one like George’s that collapses into a briefcase.

[mass55th]

Self driving cars. What could go wrong.
Flying cars. What could go wrong.
What's next? Self flying cars?

[SaveFerris]

Uhh, watch your wallet with Jane...

Just saying....just saying 😉🤣🤣🤣😛😜😝

I’m CERTAIN that it is NOT our “Jane” though

The dog walking treadmill is a problem too

I think the robot 🤖 maid is OK.

I think 🤔🤔🤔

[DIRTYSECRET]

Driverless cars are more probable. Just think. Fewer fender benders. Less need for insurance and highway patrol. 80 mph bumper to bumper traffic. Get rid of that 2nd car as uber vehicles will be operating 100% of the daytime. Get rid of the 1st car! Think of all the empty streets and parking lots. Gonna be awesome.

[Steve_Seattle]

"flying cars"

Using the normal definition of a "car," these aren't cars. They are open air, hold only one passenger, and have no space for any kind of cargo, not even a sack of groceries unless it's sitting on your lap. They are expensive toys.

[SaveFerris]

[They’ve always been death traps]

The way it was performing with that high AOA...
I was expecting it to become a crash video

Yikes 😳