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I could see the business model working for short haul direct to destination flights, think Bay area -> Tahoe/Yosemite. where driving is slow and conventional ai
by thereisnospork 8y ago
I could see the business model working for short haul direct to destination flights, think Bay area -> Tahoe/Yosemite. where driving is slow and conventional airline infrastructure is ineffective. I am however quite doubtful of their ability to engineer a safe consumer-grade osprey at an appropriate cost-point.
- sigi45 8y agoImagine it is easy. The downside of it as well. Whatever capacity that drone will have, it will cost more than a taxi. Now you have already something with high risk and higher price. Who will use it? The avg John Doe? Nope. It is only usefull for a handfull of people. Probably people who have enough money to use something quicker than a car on the road. Do i wanna have some rich ass idiot flying above me in a city legally? No. And for everyone asking why: Noise and Risk.
- thereisnospork 8y agoIt's a different use case than a taxi. Think 4-6hr drive times down to an hour or so by air - without the hub-to-hub / security restrictions of commercial jets.