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Re:Boeing’s Flying Car Has Taken Off by dchichkov on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:13PM (#18983666)
Imagine a noise of your "flying car" taking off, reaching to the houses underneath from above. Unobstructed by buildings or trees. A bullet from a less privileged neighborhood, over which a flight path is sets intercepts it. Fire starts, ballistic parachute fires and deploys, but the "flying car" collides with a light pole, in an uncontrolled landing. Your last wish is - you'd listened in 2019 and financed a tunnel instead ;)
Re:Boeing’s Flying Car Has Taken Off by megaman8 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:17PM (#18983705)
these are all problems that can be solved. the question is, at what cost? will tunnels be cheaper? i have no idea.
Re:Boeing’s Flying Car Has Taken Off by maxander on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @07:47PM (#18984922)
> will tunnels be cheaper?

Per person? It’s hard to imagine a subway being more expensive than flying cars... even with the US’ ridiculous public works costs.

Re:Boeing’s Flying Car Has Taken Off by dchichkov on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:31PM (#18983844)
As far as I know, physics doesn't allow eVTOL noise to be solved. You need something different than eVTOL.