Flying cars

[jomar]

So with AI taking off when can we expect to have flying cars like the Jetsons had? They were pretty cool in The Fifth Element.

 

[Viperfixer]

I would say no. First time a flying car hits a 737 on final approach that will be the end of that.

 

[FL30]

So with AI taking off when can we expect to have flying cars like the Jetsons had? They were pretty cool in The Fifth Element.

If you have a spare $200k laying around you can buy one. But then you have to go get your pilots license and then get all the approvals to use it. So, maybe $250k and you're good to go.

 

[TallMan69]

I can remember the allure of ultralight aircraft when it first hit the scene a few decades back. I remember seeing them advertised in the back of science magazines and being excited about them as a teenager. Less restrictions on getting in to the air. But in a sense more risks too with basically being a little more than a go cart with wings. My pilot uncle was upset about this crazy contraption which could bring access to the air to less than able aviators who hadn’t gone through all the training, accreditation, licensing and air hours to earn their wings. In essence the threat of any breach to a sacred domain that changes in new technology, knowledge and innovations that upset the status quo. But also how things press forward faster than we can safely have laws, safety and knowledge to help insure wise implementation of them.

The thought of driverless cars kind of freak me out. I don’t know how easy it will be give up the wheel. It’s a control thing. It’s even a weird feeling to rent a newer car and to feel the wheel make minor adjustments if the car senses I’ve gone too far towards the centerline. I do like the safety of the auto-braking as a safety feature to keep a safe distance between vehicles. It also takes a little getting used to. And I’m intrigued by the cars that can parallel park themselves. And would like to try one of those out. That just seems pretty wild to me with all the small adjustments that a driver had to do to fit into a parking spot. That alone to me seems pretty mind-boggling and some vehicles have had that capability for a few years now.

I’m also amazed by the driverless pizza robot cars being tested by Domino’s in the Houston, TX market. Would be interested to hear if anyone had personal experience or heard how that went.

And I remember Amazon was going to use drones to deliver smaller parcels to customers in the Seattle area. And now combining Domino’s and Amazon’s ideas Pagliacci Pizza is going to start delivering pizza by drone to customers in the Seattle area.

Kind of a crazy world we live in. Change is the name of the game.

 

[eomerson]

It shpuld be fun when some hackers in North Korea or one of the other hotbeds of hacking start causing crashes. We still dont have enough encryption on our bank cards so how bad will security be on fullu autonomous vehicles. Steven Hawking told us to oppose AI ....kinda thinking he was right.

 

[jomar]

It shpuld be fun when some hackers in North Korea or one of the other hotbeds of hacking start causing crashes. We still dont have enough encryption on our bank cards so how bad will security be on fullu autonomous vehicles. Steven Hawking told us to oppose AI ....kinda thinking he was right.

Yes, some of the experts are concerned and warning that The Matrix could be a documentary rather than sci-fi

 

[Chernosoth]

Aircraft are light to get off the ground. Cars are heavy to keep traction on the ground and protect the occupants in traffic. Trying to drive and fly in one vehicle makes a set of compromises that add up to something awful for both driving and flying, and will be hugely expensive. For a sliver of that cost, the practical solution is a car, plane or helicopter, and a rental car, for a while. There will be less driving and flying as fuel costs jump. And then we can dream about flying bicycles.