The Death and Life of Helicopter Commuting

Here's how you do it:
I.) Use autonomous aircraft. The commuters aren't piloting.
II.) Have the aircraft owned by business, not by the passengers. So, maintenance is done by the business that owns them. FAA regulatory stuff, etc.
III.) At this point, you have much more room available than you have in a road system, so you can separate vehicles vertically, not just horizontally. The environment itself is then much simpler - no kids running out in the road, no wrecks or construction. The complexity is lower and the traffic is far less dense.

The only problem I see is: Noise. Every aircraft with a useful payload that I've ever seen is a lot louder than a passenger car. I don't know what you do about the noise as it seems to be more from moving a lot of air at high speed than from generating power (maybe I'm wrong).

Here is an idea from California and New Zealand (that they claim is quiet; not sure what they consider quiet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeFxjRMv5U8

You’re statement is my argument against flying cars.

Excellent share sir.