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Even so, rich people don't seem to be "driving" them. They can afford overpriced Rolls Royces or Bentleys but don't see them buying flying cars. Wondering why,
by trilila 7y ago
Even so, rich people don't seem to be "driving" them. They can afford overpriced Rolls Royces or Bentleys but don't see them buying flying cars. Wondering why, given that the technology has been around for a while.
- scottlocklin 7y agoI'm pretty sure there are no quarter million dollar flying cars which are not obvious death traps. The original flying car was the light helicopter, particularly the designs by Robinson Helicopter in the 1970s. The idea was that upper middle class professionals (doctors, lawyers, maybe computer programmers, etc) would prefer to learn the helicopter and commute into the city from the countryside than drive to work. This idea didn't pan out, because many/most professionals prefer city life (once the race riots stopped in the 70s), and flying light helicopters is both difficult/stressful, extremely expensive ($200/hr) and fairly dangerous (motorcycle tier or worse). Those who do it, do it as a hobby. https://philip.greenspun.com/flying/helicopters https://philip.greenspun.com/flying/helicopters
- coldtea 7y ago>Wondering why, given that the technology has been around for a while. Probably because they got rich by being able to recognize a bad idea. Also, being rich, they probably want to live longer, not die in a half-baked, worst-of-both-worlds technology.