Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire

Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by WilliamEdward on Thursday July 19, 2018 @10:40AM (#17566713)

In the air, cars can drive on a 3d axis, have no way to see road signs, and are more likely to fall on top of other cars if they're lucky enough not to get into an accident with one already in the air.

Compare this to a tunnel, which has controlled routes, is out of the way of road-way cars, and if made properly will never collapse on itself. That's how.

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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by beobab on Thursday July 19, 2018 @10:53AM (#17566837)

Also, (and almost totally unrelated) Azimov predicted tunnels for autonomous vehicles in his Daneel Olivaw books.

Mind you, he also predicted "rolling roadways", like a big conveyor belt instead of trains.

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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by samatman on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:07AM (#17566988)

The Roads Must Roll was Heinlein.

Asimov ran with it in Caves of Steel. But credit where credit is due.

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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by ummonk on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:04AM (#17566948)

Elevated roadways would be far easier to build than tunnels.

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