Want to drive a flying car and leave at will? Reality is much more complex than Tesla on the road. The sky above is still the strictest “forbidden zone” in the world. The problem is not just about building a flying machine, but also about simultaneously leveraging three mountains: airspace management – low altitude is not an unclaimed place, with military, civil aviation, and public security each managing a section, and flight plan approval still based on “sky” units; Ground infrastructure – every vertical takeoff and landing site involves land properties, power grid capacity, and noise complaints. In cities, there are even fights over charging piles, let alone parking aprons; Air Rules – There are no traffic lights at intersections, and a new digital route and collision avoidance protocol are required for thousands of eVTOLs to shuttle through the same city. This system is still blank to this day.

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What’s even more tricky is how to determine responsibility in the event of an accident? Car manufacturers, flight control companies, operators, or pilots? The actuarial models and laws and regulations of insurance are seriously lagging behind technological iterations. The industry jokingly says that the freedom of flying cars is not a technical issue, but an overall upgrade of the social system. The day will truly come when airspace classification is lifted, digital low altitude maps are established, and liability insurance is implemented.