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Timescales might be wrong, but do you really think that flying personal transportation (or helicopters, as we currently call them) and intelligent machines are
by randomsearch 14y ago
Timescales might be wrong, but do you really think that flying personal transportation (or helicopters, as we currently call them) and intelligent machines are an unlikely prospect?
- jonascopenhagen 14y agoFlying cars and helicopters are not the same thing. The idea proposed in the early eighties was that "everyone" (meaning the majority of consumers in first world countries) would use flying cars instead of normal ones. This isn't even close to coming true (or being feasible), even if flying cars actually do exist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXnLCIgNug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXnLCIgNug).
- randomsearch 14y agoYou're right, it's not even close to coming true. Yet. However, that doesn't mean it won't happen. Have you read much about commuting in Sao Paulo or Rio? e.g. http://www.cnbc.com/id/42683749/Traffic_Jams_Boost_Helicopter_Travel_in_Brazil http://www.cnbc.com/id/42683749/Traffic_Jams_Boost_Helicopte...