We're the Jetsons

[Songbird]

First flying car by '15.

http://www.shockmansion.com/2013/05/25/video-the-first-flying-car-is-finally-here-goes-on-sale-2015-can-take-off-vertically-in-traffic-jam/#.UlbX3P4e0Zs.facebook

 

[deskslave]

Now make with the ****ing hoverboard. What kind of bull**** future is this, anyway?

(And I don't see Miami beating Chicago in the World Series in two years either ...)

 

[heyabbott]

Now make with the ****ing hoverboard. What kind of bull**** future is this, anyway?

(And I don't see Miami beating Chicago in the World Series in two years either ...)

Tampa and the MArlins merge and reach the WS in 2 years. No way the Cubs get there though

 

[spikechiquet]

Sweet, I can't wait for the first drunk/texting/distracted flying car crash that lands on a children's daycare, killing dozens.

 

[NDJournalist]

How is this even going to be legal? Wouldn't the car have to interact with air traffic controllers so as to not have a crash with overhead planes, a la a Breaking Bad scenario?

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Can't wait for the first incident of air rage.

The technology may certainly be there some day, but after 30+ years of seeing how people drive, there's absolutely no way on a large scale people can handle this.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I can only see this if the car/plane is totally computerized to the point where nobody except the computer flies it and has multiple sensors and restrictions. Just punch in the destination, and the car/plane does every thing else.

 

[NDJournalist]

I can't see these being affordable either, so it's not like you'd have traffic jams up in the sky. I'd imagine they'd go for AT LEAST $200K. Plus gas would cost a ton.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I can only see this if the car/plane is totally computerized to the point where nobody except the computer flies it and has multiple sensors and restrictions. Just punch in the destination, and the car/plane does every thing else.

Driverless cars are already in beta testing. This doesn't seem like such an impossible leap forward from that.

 

[Batman]

Can't wait for the first incident of air rage.

Screw that. How long before the first idiot teenagers start dropping deuce bombs on pedestrians and ground-dwellers during rush hour?

 

[User 1019]

How is this even going to be legal? Wouldn't the car have to interact with air traffic controllers so as to not have a crash with overhead planes, a la a Breaking Bad scenario?

Cars would have to cruise at an altitude that would keep it well below any controlled airspace and congested traffic.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Can the technology to make Rosie look like a hot French maid be far behind?

 

[Football_Bat]

Technology's been around for probably 50 years, but till now nobody's seen fit to make it mass-productive at low cost.

 

[Armchair_QB]

I can't see these being affordable either, so it's not like you'd have traffic jams up in the sky. I'd imagine they'd go for AT LEAST $200K. Plus gas would cost a ton.

Gas? ****, we'll be using Dr. Brown's Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor by then.

 

[Morris816]

I'm more interested in the Food-A-Rac-A-Cycle. No more worries about how to prepare healthy meals in a short time frame.

Or the self-drying jacket, just because it's cool.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Can the technology to make Rosie look like a hot French maid be far behind?

One can only hope.

 

[I Should Coco]

Can the technology to make Rosie look like a hot French maid be far behind?

Personally, I always wondered if Rosie and that "Lost in Space" robot could, uh, get together and crank out the next generation of androids.

 

[Batman]

Can the technology to make Rosie look like a hot French maid be far behind?

Personally, I always wondered if Rosie and that "Lost in Space" robot could, uh, get together and crank out the next generation of androids.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Can the technology to make Rosie look like a hot French maid be far behind?

One can only hope.

We are gonna get grounded for this.