US Transportation Secretary Duffy: No Rules Yet for Flying Cars

The absence of a federal framework is the real bottleneck here, not the technology. Without defined certification and oversight pathways, developers pushing toward commercial launch face a regulatory vacuum that no amount of engineering can resolve on its own. The statement effectively puts the timeline for any US commercial rollout in the hands of rulemakers rather than manufacturers. Whether Duffy's acknowledgment is a precursor to formal rulemaking, and how certification questions get resolved, is the open question worth tracking.