The claimed fix-all for unclogging road traffic sounds brilliant, but here’s why the idea could face considerable headwinds.

TIERRA VERDE — To get 250 feet above the mangroves while flying at least 40 miles an hour, you don’t need a runway. Or even a pilot’s license.

The obsession with flying cars dates to at least 1917 ... such as its parachute system and ability to land on water. Pivotal ...

SeaBubbles is a battery-powered flying water taxi, designed by French yachtsman Alain Thebault. It works using a hydrofoil which lifts it above the water and it can reach speeds of 18 mph.

The tests are a prelude to the vehicle’s first ... it the largest battery-powered flying machine in the world – albeit one that must remain just above the water’s surface.

Next year Paris will test a futuristic, prototype water taxi that will allow people ... Bubble vessels could eventually be ordered through vehicle-hailing apps like Uber. If successful in France ...

Although they don’t have any wheels or landing gear, these craft are sometimes called “flying cars” because the ... they would venture farther out over the water to the Bob Graham Sunshine ...