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Future News - Personal air transportation ("flying cars") becomes widespread and commonly used by most people

Personal air transportation ("flying cars") becomes widespread and commonly used by most people

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Wild Card's progress: advanced

This Wild Card came from: 
European Commission Framework Programme for RTD

The theme/scheme related to this Wild Card: 
Theme 7 - Transport (including aeronautics)

The sub-theme that best relates to this Wild Card: 
AAT: Piloting the air transport of the future

Likelihood timeframe and scenario features : 
now-2050

Wild Card's description 
Pilotless personal airplanes ("flying cars") are developed based on UAV technologies, and appropriate computerised air traffic control is developed as well, leading to safe personal air transportation systems that does not require piloting skills and is trusted and commonly used by most citizens, providing a useful, envirinmentally friendly alternative to today's private cars.