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Given the former omnipresence of flying cars in science fiction movies, I would say yes.
by chao- 11y ago
Given the former omnipresence of flying cars in science fiction movies, I would say yes.
- tlrobinson 11y agoFlying cars don't exist. That's a technology problem, not a market problem.
- beambot 11y agoTo be fair... consumer-grade lightfield displays (or whatever you want to call the MagicLeap display) don't exist yet either -- so it's a technology problem too. Except that Magic Leap's technology problem has had $1B in investment capital thrown at it -- much more than flying cars, no?
- tlrobinson 11y agoYeah, that's pretty much my point. $1B might solve the technology problem, but no amount of money will solve the market problem (which I suggest Magic Leap, and hypothetical flying cars, don't have)
- jkestner 11y agoA large part of that $1B is going to solving the market problem (for example, with content deals).
- slavik81 11y agoThere have been a number of flying cars over the years, such as the Model 59H AirGeep II. They're just expensive and impractical, so nobody ever builds more than a handful of them.
- Nagyman 11y agoI never thought the "flying" part was the core technology... it seemed to be the invention some non-traditional, low-noise, propulsion & power source that could levitate heavy objects. I don't think we have that ... if we did, the expensive and practical part might be solved and we'd have them everywhere :)
- sycren 11y agoI agree and interestingly I think the first technology problem that needed to be solved was not the flying element, but instead with autonomy self driving capabilities, which we will soon see within the next 3-5 years.
- haydenlee 11y agoAren't helicopters effectively flying cars?
- chrdlu 11y agoNot yet, but there are startups working on them! http://www.gizmag.com/flying-car-zee-aero/29890/ http://www.gizmag.com/flying-car-zee-aero/29890/