“If we’re living in the future, where’s my flying car?”At the New York International Auto Show.At least, that’s what Woburn, Massachusetts company Terrafugia wants people to think. Terrafugia is currently developing the Transition, a “roadable” personal aircraft that can literally fold up its wings and be driven on ordinary city streets. This week the company is taking the unusual step of marketing the Transition — at a base price of $279,000 — to automobile buyers rather than pilots. Terrfugia isn’t claiming the Transition is an ideal vehicle for everyday commuters, but the company has succeeded in generating some buzz that the Transition might be the vehicle that finally brings the much-loved science fiction concept of a flying car to the mainstream. And, for the class of folks who consider dropping half a million dollars or more on a supercar, the Transition might be a very appealing and somewhat inexpensive toy.But we’re still a long way from the vision of bubblecars and highways in the sky popularized by The Jetsons. And the Transition isn’t going to get us any closer. Here’s why.The Terrafugia TransitionThe Transition has been in development by a team of MIT-trained engineers since 2006. The goal is to… Read full this story
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