Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could zoom above the gridlock in a flying car? A new study predicts these futuristic vehicles could be good for your commute and for the environment — as long as they’re used on long-distance carpool trips
The key for flying cars is to spend enough time in the air — and carry enough passengers — to justify the emissions produced during takeoff and landing, a University of Michigan study found.
, a graduate student at the University of Michigan’s Center for Sustainable Systems. “We were surprised to see that they do.”, or VTOLs — won’t be getting off the ground regularly for a few more years, at least. But engineers already have a pretty good idea of how they would operate.
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