Too many pessimists (Score 4, Informative)

I don't think anyone will have to worry about oil prices, drunk drivers, old grannies or terrorists (not much anyway). Moller's SkyCar has 3 onboard computers (2 as a backup) to help fly the thing, front and rear parachutes, and can run on alcohol (or even LPG). There are also 6 turbine engines so if 2 should fail you should still be able to do an emergency landing (AFAIK, it's been a while since I read the article on it).

Mr Moller had major problems with testing - nobody would insure him for an untethered flight!

Then there's the matter of airspace and where you can fly. Air Traffic Control would have to make sure nobody flew into populated areas, military airspace, each other etc. This means a massive overhaul and spending on ATC to handle the millions of vehicles in the air simultaneously.

Moller said in the article I read that the amount of airspace around our planet is so large, it was unlikely that you would come across another SkyCar on your journey, even if every family in the world had one.

I doubt if people will be allowed to land in the middle of populated areas, we're more likely to have skyscraper car parks.

I should think Moller has the patent on SkyCars and that he'll make a bundle from car manufacturers (if he's still alive by the time they're mass produced!). I'd say we're looking at 50 years minimum until they become commonplace. Then instead of paying road tax we'll be paying air tax :-(