Note 1: Boeing once toyed with a blended wing-body, a sort of flying wing, to produce dramatically better aerodynamics and fuel efficiency. Passengers would have sat in a wide cabin, rather like a small amphitheater. But tests with a mock-up produced such a negative reaction that the company dropped the technology, except for military refueling aircraft.
Unfortunately the source of that note, an article in the Economist from 2006, doesn't indicate when they tested. Standards and expectations of airline passenger comfort have degraded significantly over the years, so it might be reasonable to retest.
Although, I found an article from 2018 [1], quoting a Boeing VP of Product Development and Future Airplane Development, which basically says a blended wing design for commercial passenger aviation is unlikely because the required minimum height for passenger loading implies a minimum width that is quite large, and may not be very compatible with existing airports.
It's all about life cycle. A typical car lives for nearly 15 years. There are huge numbers of 15-20 year-old cars on the road today. An introduction of a new type of car won't change the life cycle dynamics. Even if auto manufacturers manage to sell 50% of new electric cars in 10 years, there will be tens of millions of old gasoline cars on the road ... just because people keep driving them.
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So I did a bit of research. Here are my two approaches to hacking complex problems:
1. Find who is doing it already.
2. See how this problem was tackled by someone who had it worse.
For #1: See http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/
They aim for simple to build earth-based houses for $10/sq ft. A good next step likely is to reach Dr. Owen Geiger.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_wing_body 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-48