The flying car that you can actually buy

Jetson is an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) maker and says it has already sold out its 2022 allocation, with only a few spots left to order in 2023.

The Swedish company launched its new Jetson One 'personal electric aerial vehicle' in October last year and has been taking a steady stream of orders, including in Australia.

Pricing for the Jetson One is the equivalent of around $130,000 with an initial deposit of $30,000.

On its website, Jetson lists the location of orders with many coming from the US, but three have been taken from Australia in Cullen Bay, Manningham, and Nundah, according to the site.

Proving its popularity, there are just three spots left for 2023 orders on chassis numbers 117-119.

Jetson says that it has taken a total of 3000 pre-orders since the official launch, though only 12 will be produced in 2022.

The craft is a single-seat electric 'flying vehicle' of sorts, with eight electric motors and a weight of 86 kilograms without a pilot. The chassis is an aluminium space frame and the body is made from carbon-kevlar. Specs are a top speed of 101km/h and a flight time of around 20 minutes.

While it has sold more than 100 of its Jetson One crafts, the company is still looking for further investment to expand.

“It is important for us to find the right investors now as we expand and grow our company. Jetson is looking globally for a company that shares our vision,” said Tomasz Patan, the brand's co-founder and CTO.

Ex-Google and GoodTrust CEO, Rikard Steiber, is a senior adviser and says Jetson is the first company to actually make flying cars available to anyone.

"Great to see Jetson, a Swedish company, beat the international competition to market with the first commercially available flying car,” he said.

“With Jetson One the dream of flying now becomes a reality. Everyone can now become a pilot”.