Hybrid flying car shown off in vision of the future

Terrafugia, a company that is hoping to launch a flying car, has showed a vision of the future.

Still in the early stages of development, the TF-X should be seen in the next eight to ten years.

Forecast to have a range of 500 miles thanks to its hybrid power layout, the TF-X will be able to cruise at up to 200mph, while also being able to auto-land and automatically avoid other air traffic or bad weather.

Terrafugia envisage the TF-X to cost around the same as a premium car, despite the technology that it will incorporate.

The company also believes that learning how to operate the TF-X will take a lot less time than with a conventional aircraft, owing to the ability to change between either manual or automatic flying modes.

Classed as a street-legal aircraft, the TF-X can recharge its batteries either from its mounted engine or by plugging it into electric car charging stations.

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