Forget Flying Cars: Passenger Drones May Be Hovering Soon at a Location Near You

Scientific American, 2017: "Self-piloting quadcopters make more sense than an airplane–automobile hybrid—but safety and logistics problems remain

The dream of the flying car could come down to earth before it gets off the ground. Rising in its place: a network of self-flying drones big enough to ferry individual commuters around town. That’s the future envisioned by several start-ups that are developing so-called “passenger drones,” which could shrink commute times from hours to minutes.

Scientific American, 2017: "Self-piloting quadcopters make more sense than an airplane–automobile hybrid—but safety and logistics problems remain

The dream of the flying car could come down to earth before it gets off the ground. Rising in its place: a network of self-flying drones big enough to ferry individual commuters around town. That’s the future envisioned by several start-ups that are developing so-called “passenger drones,” which could shrink commute times from hours to minutes.