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Re:Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Acc... by adjkant on Saturday March 03, 2018 @05:55PM (#16512197)
And how often does the average person ride in one of those?
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Re:Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Acc... by nradov on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:40PM (#16513135)
Anyone who can scrape together a few hundred dollars can take a short helicopter tour ride. It's pretty common in tourist areas.
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Re:Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Acc... by jra_samba on Saturday March 03, 2018 @11:08PM (#16513212)
Yes, but they are in the helicopter, so won't want to blow it up.

The killer combination is self-flying cars (which as I said will be a prerequisite for mass adoption). No one needs ride it for it to be a weapon, unlike a helicopter.

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