For most people who imagine the flying car of the future, it seems that cars would be given wings that are akin to air crafts. That may not be the most popular theory in the scientific community. In fact Massachusetts Institute of Technology based researchers are of the opinion that a Quadcopter which is essentially a drone may be the flying car’s most optimum future.

All that needs to be done is to add four wheels to the drone that allow it to be driven around when it is on the ground. Of course you will be speaking in terms of developing a much larger drone which can seat a pilot and a passenger comfortably.  The scale of which would have to be worked out.

Having a vehicle that can drive and fly is able to allow people to get to areas with obstacles much faster and easier. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology a science project has set up 8 sample quadcopters which can double up as cars. Tests have had them flying and driving over parking lots, driving through no-fly areas and landing on streets.

Although the combined drain of having to fly and drive reduced the quadcopters range and ability, it could still cover about 300 feet. The loss in performance efficiency is just one of the failures that the researchers will have to work through in order to create a car that can truly fly and drive through any terrain.