The future of flying cars is now!

Great Scott! The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a flying car built by American technology company Alef Aeronautics.

In 2025, the actual model will be available for $300,000. Alef Aeronautics has already started taking pre-orders for its website. You can get in the line by paying $150.

AA says it's been developing a prototype for a while and that Musk's SpaceX has provided funding, among other sources.

XPeng Aeroht, a Chinese competitor with a budget of around 200 million dollars can outspend the Americans News.

Jim Dukhovny of AA, CO, says that the Model A is a vehicle with four wheels. It has a range on the road of 200 miles. However, it can only be driven at slow speeds of up to 25-30mph. You can only fly if you wish to travel faster. The car must be tilted on its side if you wish to go in any other direction than straight up. This is because the rotor blades are located there. Do not worry! There is a mechanism in the cabin that keeps passengers always upright.

Flying cars, though often viewed as the symbol of the future by many people, aren't a brand-new concept. The French company Au Bon Marche published a postcard in the 1890s with an image of a car that could fly. Jules Verne’s 1904 novel Master of the World featured a magic vehicle named the “Terror” which is simultaneously a car and a boat. It also can fly.

The prototype of Henry Ford's single-seat "Flivver", dubbed the "Model T of the Air", crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. The project was abandoned. The Convair AirCar prototype died in 1947 when it ran out of gas mid-air. Despite Moulton's Aerocar's groundbreaking success in 1949, investors were hesitant because of previous disasters. It never went into production.

Flying cars are a popular fantasy. From Harry Potter to Back to the Future and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, they have captured the imagination of many. After the FAA approved it, flying cars may be a reality sooner than most people expected.

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