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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by markcerqueira on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @08:52PM (#12090967)
But by then the car will be able to engage its flight module, take off, and fly you directly home.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by TeMPOraL on Thursday July 14, 2016 @06:14AM (#12092679)
Even if, the car will have to calculate whether it has enough clearance to deploy the wings so that it doesn't cut down a pedestrian, or whether there's anyone that could be caught in the engine wash.

Interesting as it may be, it's only shifting the problem ;).

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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by dllthomas on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @10:18PM (#12091271)
Maybe. Flight generally uses quite a bit more energy.
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Re:The Fight for the “Right to Repair” by sokoloff on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @10:43PM (#12091345)
Yes, but perhaps less than you think. I fly small aircraft, and the one we fly gets ~15 mpg in cruise carrying up to 6 people at just over 200 mph. There are cars/trucks on the road that get less than that. If I slow it down to 150 mph, I can get over 20 mpg.
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