"Meet George Jetson," a classic cartoon song that epitomized what people thought the future might someday be. In the introduction to the cartoon, floating and futuristic cities are depicted with flying cars that closely resemble the new flying taxi drone that we're about to show you.

Chinese drone manufacturer Ehang has designed an autonomous flying taxi drone that is made for a solitary human passenger. It can deliver a payload of 220-pounds at a speed of 60 MPH for as many as 23 minutes. You won't require a pilot's license and you won't have worry about landing. It pilots itself and you simply choose your destination from an interior tablet.

It's held in the air by eight propellers and is operated by a GPS-enabled flight command computer. Basically, your work commute could consist of hopping in the single-passenger cabin, setting your climate control, accessing your Wi-Fi and determining your destination. After that, recline your chair and get a few more minutes of nap time in on your way to work... or to wherever.

The 23-minute fly time is worrisome, something the company was certain to address in the model's debut at a recent tradeshow.

"From a design principle perspective, the hardest thing is battery time," a company spokesperson explained.

Though batteries are limited at the present, they are expected to be far more durable in the future. In as soon as six months, experts say that newer batteries could double or even triple the fly time of this drone.

As far as safety is concerned, the drone is equipped with redundant backup systems. So even if as many as three of the propeller engines fail, it can still land safely and autonomously.

So what does a futuristic, self-flying drone taxicab for your own personal use cost? Early estimates say as much as $300,000.

What about the FAA and clearances? Well that's a whole different hurdle that will have to be tackled once these aircrafts are in the production stages. In the meanwhile, the world's most affluent will still have to settle for using their helicopter to go to and fro.

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