• Uber to work with Nasa on flying cars
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41913746[/url]
But they're just helicopters. Plus having helicopters everywhere would make for some noisy cities.
Awesome!
Sounds like some PR stunt. The concept of flying cars just doesn't work as far as I know. People would also need expensive pilot/helicopter training and licenses. Pretty sure it is also not really economically viable to begin with, the extra cost of the car/heli combo and maintenance requirements. Oh and the mess of regulations and laws that would need adjustments. Should just open up helicopter taxis with uber cars at the landing ports. [QUOTE]Uber does not plan to build aircraft, but rather the software that would manage the network. It said it would work with Pipistrel Aircraft and a variety of other companies who would build vertical take-off and landing aircraft.[/QUOTE] Software for something that will likely never exist.
They're gonna be so fucking loud and dangerous and expensive. Literally just making another company that does heli transfers.
[QUOTE=trollbuster;52868816]But they're just helicopters. Plus having helicopters everywhere would make for some noisy cities.[/QUOTE] Reminds me of that Silicon Valley invention meme.
I've expected something different under the nickname "flying car".
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