The Emperor's New VTOL.

Stuck in traffic, dreaming of the skies? Suddenly, everyone's buzzing about "flying taxis" – those sleek, silent, app-summoned marvels poised to whisk us over gridlock. But hold on… haven't we had machines capable of vertical, point-to-point urban flight for decades? They’re called helicopters. So why the deafening hype for the eVTOL, essentially a helicopter in a Silicon Valley makeover? In this episode, I investigate why we are we so excited for the future of flight when the kerosene-stained, slightly noisy original is already here, stubbornly failing to revolutionise our commutes? Is it tech… or just terrific rebranding? Buckle up (or should that be strap in?). Let's take off.