Flying cars? Why Utah is experimenting with air taxis, other aircraft [Video]

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Experiments could begin within the next year on vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Utah — including what are essentially “flying cars.”

At Governor Spencer Cox’s One Utah Summit at Southern Utah University, the head of an aerospace and defense association spoke about plans for advanced air mobility.

“We can’t keep building horizontally. We have to think vertically. We’re proud Gov. Cox has given us the mandate to put this in place ahead of the Olympics,” Aaron Starks, the CEO of 47G, told the crowd.

He showed a promotional video for “Midnight,” an all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft made by Archer. Within the next six to eight months, he said, they will select 10 sites in Utah to begin the experiments with cargo and passenger aircraft.

“The timing is over the next year we’re going to get a foundation laid for the development to start, …