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The Present and Future of Passenger Drones

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It’s a rare baby boomer, member of Generation X, or millennial who hasn’t day dreamed of a utopian future in which we zip through the air over a futuristic metropolis, finally docking in our smart home, or hovering pod, in a flying car. Science fiction has been promising us flying cars virtually since science fiction has existed. That fictional dream is actually becoming increasingly representative of reality with the introduction of passenger drones. Also known as “people-moving” and “people-carrying” drones (or “gyrocopters”), passenger drones, employing traditional but scaled-up drone propellers and motors, have already completed hundreds of test flights and have carried people. So, what are the possible applications of passenger drones and how close are they to becoming a reality the average person (or, as it looks right now, person with an above-average amount of money) can take advantage of?  The Future of Passenger Transport? There are some obvious hurdle