Perhaps the greatest disappointment of the 21^st Century is that we still don’t have flying cars.  We were promised, damn it.  Old timey Sci-Fi lied to us.  This should have happened back in the year 2000!  However, the 21^st Century is young, and maybe—just maybe—we’re starting to catch up.

Introducing the Transition by Terrafugia.  According to the manufacturer’s website, the Transition is a street-legal aircraft currently in development.  The anticipated price tag is a mere $279,000.  Check out the video:

Based on the video, the Transition doesn’t appear to be a “true” flying car but rather a hybridization of car and airplane.  This isn’t a vehicle that levitates.  It does not hover in the air like Luke Skywalker’s landspeeder.  I would assume that to purchase one, you will first have to earn your pilot’s license, and I can tell you that is a much more complicated process than a relatively quick and painless trip to the D.M.V.

However, this is the beginning.  The fact that a company now exists and is working toward the ultimate dream of the 21^st Century hints at more to come.  According to Terrafugia’s website, other flying car designs are already in development.

P.S.: Don’t forget that levitating trains already exist!