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Re:Why A.I. Moonshots Miss by stcredzero on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:10PM (#27039875)
When people think flying cars, they don't think something without wheels that can only land in certain spots that requires years of training to operate that is significantly expensive to be outside of the reach of 99%.

I think if one eliminates the training requirement, reduces the cost, and increase the safety, then we don't need them to be road vehicles. Achieve the above, and we'll have flying taxis!

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Re:Why A.I. Moonshots Miss by rexreed on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:14PM (#27039922)
If it weren't for many of the other problems of helicopters including convenience and noise.

How many helicopters will fit in an IKEA parking lot? And how many will be able to bring back whatever you buy there?

Extend that thought experiment a bit. You might be able to achieve the transportation of people in controlled circumstances, but not much else.

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Re:Why A.I. Moonshots Miss by medium_burrito on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:27PM (#27040943)
You do realize small ducted fans are an order of magnitude louder than a helicopter, right? All those slick marketing videos omit that part.
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