According to Wikipedia, the phrase “post-truth” was first used by Steve Teisch in 1992 when referring to the political scandals after Watergate. Apparently ol' Stevie never attended CES, where standards for speaking demonstrable truth are a little more relaxed than the rest of civil discourse. Never mind, the company Rictor, which produces and sells one e-bike, the Rictor K1, is advertising Skyrider X1. A quadcopter moped which you can use to zoom across the streets one second and across the sky the next. As you all know, this is a very achievable goal for any consumer electronics company by its promised launch date of 2026.
The Skyrider X1, according to its theorists, is an electric moped with an enclosed cockpit that, when it gets too crowded, transforms into quadcopter. All you have to do is pull out four arms, each with two fan blades, and you can rise to a maximum of 200 meters above the ground. Rictor says safety is his top priority, including multiple backup systems and, if everything else fails, a built-in parachute. In addition, Skyrider X1 is capable of automatically taking off and landing, as well as planning the optimal route while in the air. The company's website says the X1 SL with a 10.5 kWh battery will have a flight time of 25 minutes, while the X1 SX with a 21 kWh battery will stay in the air for 40 minutes.
That's pretty interesting, not to mention that the company says it intends to sell the Skyrider X1 for $60,000, which is well below what you might expect to pay for a mop in this class. You can buy one and use it to speed up DoorDash deliveries and earn some sweet cash in tips. Perhaps when the pre-order page opens, you can save that money before heading to my new venture where I will sell you the bridge. Seriously, this is one of London's many bridges that will be yours to own, but you'll need to arrange shipping and pay for it through a third party I haven't come up with yet.