Flying cars are here! Or are they?

Well this is ironic.

Just days after newspapers ran headlines proclaiming “The flying car is FINALLY here!”, this headline popped into the Wheels’ inbox.

“Flying car crashes!”

Luckily, it wasn’t the same flying car, but still, it gave us all a good chuckle.

But seriously, these headlines beg the question: how safe are flying cars?

Are we really ready to join The Jetsons or should we keep our tyres firmly on the ground?

Click through the gallery to learn about the car that crashed, and the flying car of the future.