Pretty cool looking toy, would be a fun little gadget to have for tooling around, and I could see it having some real world applications... depending on how stable it is it could be a cool viewing, announcing, and filming platform for aquatic sports and activities
Pardon if this is going to come across very jaded, but "No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car" seems seriously overkill
A.) this is not a car
B.) this is not the first time this has been done
C.) the headline sounds like something Hooli CEO Gaving Belson would get excited about
I think the main reason this is getting more attention this time is because it has some big wig names in Silicon Valley involved. We've seen similar designs in the past and this feels like it's essentially a dude sitting on top of a very large drove quadcopter. There was a guy who made something very similar to this in his backyard with a lawn chair
Frankly I was much more excited about this (and yes, it had a chute!!)