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Could Flying Cars Actually Be On Their Way?
another random user writes "With ideas like the Taylor Aerocar, Terrafugia Transition, Terrafugia Transformer, the PAL-V, and myCopter, are we getting close to a point where flying cars could actually become practical? An article at the BBC discusses how adding automation to these craft is an important goal for the people currently working on them, something we see paralleled in the many projects to develop autonomous non-flying cars. 'The team intends to draw on drone technology to automate as much of the flying as possible. Current fly-by-wire technology, as well as some of the features being used in the development of autonomous or robotic vehicles could all help fleets of these vehicles fly along predefined highways – and crucially avoid each other. But perhaps the biggest problem the team aim to tackle are the regulatory and safety issues, as well as those of public opinion.' If that does happen, given a lot of drivers' inability to pay attention to what's going on around them on the roads as it is now, how safe would you feel in the air?"
Considering most people can't drive in just 2D any attempt to become airborne will fail.
Flying cars are a tried and failed concept.
I tried driving in 2D once, but I got a sense that I wasn't actually going anywhere.
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Then worry about safety features and regulation.
Don't stifle creativity. It makes for fewer hilarious prototype videos on YouTube.
Or even better, high speed chases in the air.
That is at least 170% too awesome to ever become real.
In America, almost half the population has guns. And youre flying in a blimp, as tempting a target as you could think of.
Not a good mix.