Flying cars might finally be happening.
What’s happening:
- Palo Alto, California based startup Jetson has raised a $15M seed round to build out personal aviation vehicles
- Jetson is building leading edge technology to manufacture personal aviation machines that closely resemble a flying car and can be easily operated by individuals
The big idea:
- Jetson wants to democratize access to flight and being able to travel via the sky
- Individuals can pilot their own small aviation machines manufactured by Jetson made of aluminium and carbon fibre
- Leveraging similar designs and safety features of a race car, Jetson is hopeful they can make flying low risk and relatively frictionless
Going deeper:
- Jetson has been able to attract notable talent to be a part of their mission including legendary space entrepreneur Peter Diamandis and Chief Strategy Officer of Boston Dynamics Marc Theermann
The intrigue:
- You do not need a pilots license in order to operate a Jetson device in the air in the United States
By the numbers:
- Jetson has already sold 300 units of their inaugural Jetson ONE vehicle at $98,000 USD each
- Each Jetson aviation device has 8 individual motors that power their propellors
