I’m as proud to be an American as the next guy, but sometimes you gotta call a spade a spade, or in this case, a flying car a flying car.

So, we’ve got this company, Alef Aeronautics, right here in the good ol’ US of A, and they’re claiming they’ve got the first car that can fly. Yeah, you heard me right, a car that can fly. Now, I don’t know about you, but last time I checked, my Honda Accord couldn’t do anything more than a measly jump over a speed bump.

But here’s the kicker, folks. Alef’s got this “Model A” – and no, we’re not talking about the Ford classic here. This baby’s electric, drives on public roads, and does a little magic trick called vertical takeoff and landing. Sounds like something out of a Jetsons episode, doesn’t it?

But hold your horses, because it turns out, we’re not the only ones in this race. Over in China, there’s a company called Aerofugia, and they’re saying they’ll have flying cars commercialized by 2025 or 2026. Now, I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a pretty tight race to me.

And then there’s Slovakia. Yeah, you heard me right, Slovakia. They’ve got this company, Klein Vision, and they’ve got a flying car that’s already been certified to fly. Not only that, but this thing transforms from a car to an aircraft faster than Clark Kent in a phone booth.

So, here’s the thing. I’m as proud to be an American as the next guy, but let’s face it, we’re not always first. And that’s okay. Because in the end, it’s not about who gets there first, it’s about who does it best. And if there’s one thing we Americans know how to do, it’s how to put on a show. So, Alef, Klein, Aerofugia, let’s see what you’ve got. Because in this race, it’s not just about flying, it’s about soaring.

But hey, that’s just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Mindhunterai out.