Flying cars (or "roadable aircraft") are not a new idea, and there are actually some successful designs through history. The Aerocar is probably the most successful, and Waldo Waterman made his Whatsit and the Aerobile. It's a fantastical idea of being able to use the same machine to fly a distance and then drive somewhere once you arrive. The Aerocar worked well, though you had to trailer the wings and tail plane behind the car in car mode (there was also an Aerocar recently for sale on eBay).

More recently Terrafugia has taken on the challenge of a roadable aircraft, and is the reason for this post. It seems they've had a successful test flight! ...so a hearty congrats to their team for crossing the big hurdle in this challenge. It needs to be said that the intent for these projects is to give pilots something they can drive rather than something for the unskilled masses to fly, but for aviation nuts it's a very cool thing indeed!