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customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

8. Yes

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 05:56 PM

Jun 2019

When self-driving automobile technology is finally perfected to the point where there are essentially no vehicle accidents any more, then we can talk about going from two dimensions to three.

Today's NYC copter crash tells us that there are too many things already flying around up there.

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It's HERE! Your flying car! [View all] Bayard Jun 2019 OP

Just imagine all of the wrecks over your house, instead of on the road....No thanks! Shell_Seas Jun 2019 #1

Yes customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #8

Want! Solly Mack Jun 2019 #2

Wonder if they use some new metamaterial. BSdetect Jun 2019 #3

Did anyone else laugh at the sight of that thing backing out of the garage? Maven Jun 2019 #4

this says it is driverless, eeeeek Celerity Jun 2019 #5

Driverless, in this instance, may be a good thing! SeattleVet Jun 2019 #12

About stinking time!! mountain grammy Jun 2019 #6

I can just picture Ohiogal Jun 2019 #7

I bought a 2014 truck off the showroom and paid around $48,000. In two years it had three recalls. dameatball Jun 2019 #9

Right. At 200mph how is it going to avoid birds? JudyM Jun 2019 #23

It's all fun and games until someone flies into the roof of your house tymorial Jun 2019 #10

And they can join the drones flying over the Great Wall of Trump. nt pnwmom Jun 2019 #11

I'll wait BumRushDaShow Jun 2019 #13

It's a small V-22 Osprey. . . It will just leave a small puddle of blood when it crashes. TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #14

What happens when a bird collides with the blades... besides being traumatic and gross? nt chowder66 Jun 2019 #15

OK - where are the doors? csziggy Jun 2019 #16

I noticed they didn't show that part lunatica Jun 2019 #18

They're still working on the concept csziggy Jun 2019 #19

Exiting looks pretty awkward from this car lunatica Jun 2019 #20

Looks like riders climb in through the back of it FakeNoose Jun 2019 #22

My preferred means of transportation is walking. hunter Jun 2019 #17

I really wanted to see George Jetson get out of the car FakeNoose Jun 2019 #21