> I guess China will be able to finance, redesign and manufacture these. "will" ? They're all already on it: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-

> I guess China will be able to finance, redesign and manufacture these. "will" ? They're all already on it: https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/china-green-lights-mass-production-of-autonomous-flying-taxis-with-commercial-flights-set-for-2025 https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/chi... https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/17/xpeng-aims-for-flying-car-pre-orders-this-year-with-delivery-in-2026.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/17/xpeng-aims-for-flying-car-pr... https://cnevpost.com/2024/11/13/xpeng-aeroht-modular-flying-car-2008-pre-orders-airshow-china/ https://cnevpost.com/2024/11/13/xpeng-aeroht-modular-flying-... You might call this a ludicrous rich man's toy, and you'd be right. But the fact that cutting-edge ludicrous rich man's toys are now appearing first in China is itself a show of strength.