SEE PHOTOS: The Flying Car Has Finally Been Invented

First, hear it all from the man who made it all possible. His
name is Carl Dietrich, he is the chief executive and co-founder
of Terrafugia, an aerospace company. Mr Carl has
been working to bring consumers to the prospect of a
practical flying car, envisioning a vehicle that does not require
its operator to be a trained pilot. The company, Terrafugia,
announced the concept of TF-X, a four-seat, plug-in hybrid
electric car that can do vertical take-offs and landings.


The good thing is that the flying car operator won’t need to
have the skills of a pilot to fly it…

“Once you’re flying, the actual operation of all the
flight control surfaces is going to be computer
controlled because, frankly, the computer can do it
better than a pilot.

“They don’t need to know those things because the
computer is plugged in to a data network that
automatically helps them plan the flight path, avoid other
air traffic and air space restrictions, things of that nature,”

says Mr Carl. He explains that operators would still have to
make high-level, critical decisions, like determining
whether it’s safe to take off and land or approve the
landing zone in advance.

“Anything that happens on the ground, the person is
going to make a call,” says Mr Carl.

I think I will buy one of this, as it sure looks safer than an
aircraft. *wink!*