The first flying car could go on sale next year.

The PAL-V Liberty could become the world's first commercial flying car in 2018.

PAL-V Companyheadquartered in Raamsdonksveer, NetherlandsPlans to deliver first flying car by end of 2018,AFPSeptember 18 news. The vehicle assembly process islicensed for use on both air and landthis willstarting from October 2017.

"This kind of dream has been around for a hundred years. When the first airplane was created, people thought about how to make it something that could be driven on the road," said PAL-V marketing director Markus Hess.

PAL-V says the kThe first customers to buy a flying car can take a short drive and flight as soon as they receive the keys, but theyBoth a driver's license and a pilot's license will be required to operate the vehicle.

The flying car uses two 100 horsepower engines, unleaded gasoline, can fly 400-500 km at an altitude of up to 3.5 km. The maximum speed on the ground of the car is about 170 km/h.

PAL-V expects to build 50-100 vehicles in 2019 before increasing the number to several hundred in 2020.The PAL-V Liberty starts at $599,000, with the Liberty Sport model coming in at around $360,000.

The new flying car has wings that rotate thanks to air currents,unlike helicopters with engines“Even if the plane isn’t moving forward, the propeller is still spinning and you’re not falling out of the sky,” Hess said.

According to VNE