Jetson One: Personal Flying Vehicle Sold Out for 2023, Nearly All of 2024
Who would have thought that personal flying vehicles would prove to be such a hit, but Jetson One, a global leader in the market, is showing the way. The company recently said that its planned 200 production units for 2023 is now sold out, while 2024 orders are close to completion with just three craft still available, reports autoevolution.com. In the first month of 2022, Jetson had already sold out all the units for that year and the overall sales figure has now hit 3,000 purchase requests since October 2021.
The vast majority of sales are in the U.S. This is because after originally being founded in Poland and then relocating to Sweden, the company moved its HQ to Palo Alto, California. The craft comes in kit form and costs around USD100,000. Purchasers require an USD8,000 deposit first. Others suggest, if assembled by the company, the price is around USD150,000. Jetson One was specifically designed for private use and doesn’t require a pilot’s license.
Last summer, one of the company’s co-founders, Tomasz Patan, flew his own Jetson from his home to work, completing what he claimed was the first eVTOL commute in the world. The pioneering flight, part of which can be viewed on video via the company’s social media platforms, reduced the normal travel time by 88 percent.
The article states, “Although technically not a flying car (it doesn’t combine flying capabilities with riding on roads), the Jetson One is pretty close to a winged alternative to personal vehicles. It’s small and lightweight and fitted with eight motors that can propel it at 63 mph (102 kph).
“At the same time, it claims to offer exceptional safety, starting with the race car-inspired frame, down to state-of-the-art safety systems, including a triple-redundant flight computer, terrain tracking, and obstacle avoidance.”
This personal flying vehicle can be flown by almost anybody after basic training. To repeat, no pilot license is required. The specifics of its structure and recreational purpose place it in a separate category in terms of regulations, which greatly simplifies the road to certification. Wealthy people who own large tracts of land or others like farmers who can use it like a quad bike or tractor to travel around a farm, are its natural customers.
Jetson has a much larger vision for the future. The company aims to construct an aircraft version that can include passengers, culminating with a four-seat flying car by the end of this decade.
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(News Source: www.autoevolution.com)
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