Flying Cars / ABC Illawarra
Uber Air made a splash today announcing that they are currently investigating either Sydney or Melbourne as a possible third international site for a trial of their new Uber Air taxi service.
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a few of these announcements from various potential players and there seems to be a growing interest from passengers as well as governments and investors.
This afternoon I caught up with Illawarra’s ABC Radio’s Lindsay McDougall to chat about all things flying cars including these:
Uber Air
E Hang
Kitty Hawk
and have a listen to our on air chat ( 9 mins 50 secs):
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Are flying cars actually happening?
Urban air mobility vehicles — short-range electric aircraft designed for city use — are in commercial operation in several cities. The category has moved from science fiction to regulated airspace. The technology is real; the scale is still limited; the regulatory frameworks are still catching up.
Q: What does the flying car moment tell us about how to track emerging technology?
That the gap between ‘impossible’ and ‘commercially deployed’ is shrinking. Technologies that seemed like speculative fiction in 2010 are in production in 2025. The foresight discipline is to track technologies at the research frontier, not wait for them to appear in the news.
Q: What infrastructure needs to exist for urban air mobility to scale?
Vertiports — the equivalent of bus stops for air taxis — as well as air traffic management systems designed for low-altitude urban flight, charging infrastructure, and noise regulation frameworks. The technology is ahead of the infrastructure in most cities.
Q: Can Morris Misel speak about urban air mobility, transport futures, and emerging technology?
Yes. For keynotes on transport and technology futures, visit morrismisel.com/event-organisers.
Uber Air made a splash today announcing that they are currently investigating either Sydney or Melbourne as a possible third international site for a trial of their new Uber Air taxi service. Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a few of these announcements from various potential p.
When signals like Flying Cars / ABC Illawarra emerge, organisations that engage early have the advantage of choosing their response rather than reacting to events. That gap between those who prepared and those who did not is where competitive positioning is actually made or lost.
The most important question is not whether Flying Cars / ABC Illawarra will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.
