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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by dzdt on Thursday July 19, 2018 @10:48AM (#17566785)
Larry Page is not an idiot. Flying cars have giant unsurmountable flaws that should be apparant to anyone who is not an idiot. What gives?
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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by robotresearcher on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:53AM (#17567448)
He wants one, and is a billionaire with billionaire buddies. He doesn’t need to make an Everyman product. There is a market for private helicopters now. These will require less training to use.
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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by jpm_sd on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:56AM (#17567488)
He's a software guy and has too much money to play with.
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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by bobsil1 on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:27AM (#17567206)
New tech = not insurmountable
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Re:Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire by gilbetron on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:40AM (#17567334)
The tech is the easy part, it's the logistics and ramifications for failures. Blow a gasket on the road, and you come to a gradual stop. Do it in the air, and you have a minor disaster if anyone is underneath you.
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