Where Utah's going, it won't need any roads.

From American Public Media, this is Marketplace Tech.

I'm Megan McCarty Carino.

Flying cars have been a staple of science fiction visions of the future for ages, perhaps most

famously, in Back to the Future too.

What the hell was that?

Taxicab.

What do you mean a taxi cab?

I thought we were flying.

Precisely.

The film may have overshot the mark a bit, with Doc and

Marty McFly navigating full-on air highways in 2015, but Utah is pushing for the technology to take

off by 2034 when the state hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. We're not exactly talking about

flying Dolorians or vehicles you'd recognize as a car, but rather small, lightweight aircraft

for traveling shorter distances. Reporter Caroline Ballard got a first look at the air taxis

and has more on the effort to bring them to Salt Lake City skies.

The year is 2034. You have just arrived in Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympics. And here to take you to your hotel is not an Uber or Lyft, but an air taxi.

The passenger version of this will have five seats and a pilot.

You know, you're putting skis in the back, you're putting your luggage in the back,

you're hopping in here.

Jake Goldman is showcasing the Alia aircraft to a crowd in an airplane hanger.

He's with Vermont-based beta technologies, which designs and makes the small white plane.

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