• Defoler@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    A flying sport car with the reliant robin as its base look?
    I can see this as more of a conspiracy to sell speedy death traps to rich people.

  • sunyjim@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I think people misunderstand this whole flying car thing. I agree with Neil Degrasse Tyson. We already invented flying cars they are called helicopters. And highway cloverleafs already put traffic up and into 3 dimensional space.
    We are never going to have Back to the Future 2, or George Jetson flying vehicles for everyone. All these ‘flying cars’ are just airplanes you can take home and park in your own garage so you don’t need to store them at the airport hanger for huge money$$$.

    • Terrible_Truth@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      My theory is it’s being pushed by the ultra wealthy.m so they don’t have to share the road with us peasants. Yeah they could use helicopters, but they’re limited to designated landing pads. The kind of flying car they want is fictional though.

      Most regular folks I know want a better train system. It already exists and done well in Japan and Europe, it could actually be done.

      • Defoler@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        They are still going to be limited to airports. This is not a vertical take off. It requires a runway, and there is no way they can just get on the highway, spread their wings and fly away. If they believe they can fly, other road goers sure are going to have a word about it.