I rode in a $789,000 flying car and experienced the future of commuting. Maybe.

• Aska, a startup founded in 2018, is working to bring a flying car to market. 
• The A5 will cost $789,000 and have a cruising speed of 150 mph, the firm says. 
• Insider got a ride in the California-based startup's first prototype. 

Every now and then, when I'm stuck in particularly mind-numbing bumper-to-bumper traffic, I fantasize about being able to flip a switch, spark some jet engines, and blast off into the sky.

"See ya, suckers!" I'd yell down to the losers in their crappy, land-bound cars. But all they'd hear is the deafening roar of me beating them to the Taylor Swift concert.