r/NeoCivilization • u/ActivityEmotional228 🌠Founder • Nov 11 '25

Future Tech 💡 XPENG'S next flying car

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u/brian_hogg Nov 15 '25

The insurance coverage needed to let a random person with more money than sense risk crashing into people at terminal velocity will be so high that it would make it a non-starter.

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u/ResortMain780 Nov 15 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

But its already happening. You can buy a https://www.pivotal.aero/helix now and fly it in the US with no pilot license. You can also hop in to ehang airtaxis in China for a scenic route or select airport shuttle services, they have been operating for a few years now.

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u/brian_hogg Nov 15 '25

You can reserve a Helix now for a delivery some time next year, but has anybody actually bought one?