3D Printed Flying Cars Are Officially Here

Forget Back to the Future, ‘Formula’ is a real, 3D-printed flying car created by Hoversurf. This 5-seater vehicle features 3D printed metal and carbon fibre parts. The craziest part is that this isn’t some futuristic nonsense, it is scheduled for release in 2018.

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Hoversurf are a company based between Moscow and San Francisco who are aiming to create futuristic vehicles that fly. They have experience in the manufacturing of drones, which they are using to create these vehicles. Though they have already released their Cargo Drone and Scorpion models, the Formula would their most ambitious achievement. Technology is becoming increasingly used in the automotive sector as it can reduce production time and lower manufacturing costs. However this is the first time 3D printing has been mixed with flying cars.

Formula staff stated “Do you know the problem of flying car projects? They have all been made for the future. They are impossible to park and far from being practical for everyday use. Formula was created for the present and will be part of your daily life very soon.” This is ambitious talk. We will have to see whether they can really mass-produce a flying car.