Bring It On: Flying Cars

As soon as the 21st Century started, I immediately began to feel cheated. Where was my robot servant? Where was my street samurai wetware? Where was my flying car?

Here:

Moller International has yet to establish which US agency - the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Transport - will authorise its use.

It sees the flying saucer as a precursor to the M400 - otherwise known as the "Skycar" - which looks a bit like the Batmobile, also boasts vertical take-off and landing, and can be driven on the road as well as flown through the sky.

The company is currently offering an M400 for sale on its website at between $500,000 and $1m, depending on how many orders it receives.

Dr Moller says the Skycar could be in production within six years or so, and promises a vehicle capable of climbing 6,000ft a minute and travelling at up to 400 miles an hour.

Sweet. Now how do you set up skylanes?