A new British flying car start-up company has revealed its new concept vehicle.
It comes just weeks after Volvo parent company, Geely, revealed its new concept flying vehicle and the Uber/NASA flying car sharing project was also shown to the world.
The NeoXCraft, is being developed by Nottingham-based company Vehicle Redesign Company (VRCO).
What sets this vehicle apart is the fact it will be able to travel by air, road and water, something which has yet to be seen on a flying car.
Each of these amphibious flying cars will cost £1.5 million.
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Two passengers with a max weight of 180kg will be able to use the vehicle and travel up to speeds of 180 knots - which translates to around 210mph.
This is a new form of human transportation that's fully multi-modal
The vehicles will also be able to travel at heights between 1,000ft and 3,000ft for around an hour.
According to VRCO the car will be able to take off vertically from right outside your home.
If motorists do not want to fly, they can also drive it like a normal car as the fans fold down for road use.
It will be controlled by an autonomous electric programme and 100 versions of the vehicle have already been placed.
CEO and co-founder Daniel Hayes, 43, told the Derby Telegraph: "This is a new form of human transportation that's fully multi-modal.
"It can take off vertically from your driveway, garden or wherever it's safe.
"You can then land and use the road for the final part of your journey, get out and go into your workplace, and the car will park itself.
"Our vision of the next 10 years is that the shackles of commuting are falling away and it's an age of 'airvolution'."
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