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demmiblue

(39,944 posts) Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:09 PM Oct 2020

This flying car has gained EU's approval to run on roads, according to its Dutch maker Pal-V...

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This flying car has gained EU's approval to run on roads, according to its Dutch maker Pal-V... (Original Post) demmiblue Oct 2020 OP

Hmm soothsayer Oct 2020 #1

Time for an xmas list Midnightwalk Oct 2020 #2

I only want flying cars if I'm the only one allowed to use one. Ron Obvious Oct 2020 #3

Agreed. The last thing we need are DWIs in the air. brush Oct 2020 #4

God, yes, DWI's as well. Ron Obvious Oct 2020 #6

Self-flying cars? God. You just took it to an exponential level. brush Oct 2020 #8

Self-flying cars locked to computer-controlled grid in the air, of course. Ron Obvious Oct 2020 #10

That might work if perfected. brush Oct 2020 #11

Yes, please. I'll take one in foam green. Solly Mack Oct 2020 #5

I would sure hate to have to share airspace Chainfire Oct 2020 #7

Flying cars have been a 'just a few years away" for decades friendly_iconoclast Oct 2020 #9

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Hmm

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:12 PM

Oct 2020

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)

2. Time for an xmas list

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:24 PM

Oct 2020

It’s only $600K and I’ve been pretty good this year.

Maybe the price will come down in 10 years.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. I only want flying cars if I'm the only one allowed to use one.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:30 PM

Oct 2020

I'm sure that the early car manufacturers didn't foresee gridlock and traffic jams. Imagine unrestricted cars everywhere on earth three-dimensionally. What a nightmare future that would be.

brush

(61,033 posts)

4. Agreed. The last thing we need are DWIs in the air.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 02:08 PM

Oct 2020

Airplanes are regulated by air traffic controllers. We're not there with flying cars.

It's going to take a lot of trial and error to work out lanes, altitudes, takeoffs and landings.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

6. God, yes, DWI's as well.

Reply to brush (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 02:15 PM

Oct 2020

Self-flying cars only, and that's my final offer!

brush

(61,033 posts)

8. Self-flying cars? God. You just took it to an exponential level.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 03:52 PM

Oct 2020

But seriously, we've got a ways to go on this.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

10. Self-flying cars locked to computer-controlled grid in the air, of course.

Reply to brush (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 07:07 PM

Oct 2020

So self-flying, but not autonomous.

brush

(61,033 posts)

11. That might work if perfected.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 07:19 PM

Oct 2020

Solly Mack

(97,271 posts)

5. Yes, please. I'll take one in foam green.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 02:14 PM

Oct 2020

Like the truck above.

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

7. I would sure hate to have to share airspace

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 02:28 PM

Oct 2020

with the same people I have to share the interstate with.

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

9. Flying cars have been a 'just a few years away" for decades

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 06:29 PM

Oct 2020

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