Flying Cars?

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 03/05/2018 at 16:31 • Filed to: None

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“Uber said it plans to begin testing urban air taxis in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Dubai in 2020 .” Just helicopters, I assume. I just passed over that article about Porsche wanting to get into this segment, but is this actually a thing? Any reason to be more hopeful about it today than they were 70 years ago? What difference does the rise of autonomy play?

For Sweden > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 16:37

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Jokes on them, no one speaks Esperanto

Urambo Tauro > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 16:50

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I have so little faith in flying cars becoming a thing, that I’m almost to the point of not even bothering to click on such headlines.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden 03/05/2018 at 16:51

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Spanfeller is a twat > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 16:51

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I mean.... maybe for mass transit we could see flying alternatives... I think that in Mexico City for instance, we could use blimps for the trips across the state... but that would be a mess.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat 03/05/2018 at 16:55

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This is clearly a service for the very rich.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro 03/05/2018 at 16:57

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Right. I still haven’t read the Jalop article about Porsche, but the 2020 bit from Uber piqued my interest. Are small-sedan-sized autonomous quadracopters on the horizon?

Spanfeller is a twat > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 16:57

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Yeah, and rich people love being wasteful...

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 17:00

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They’ve been promising us a Big Bright Tomorrow™ for a long time now. I’m still waiting.

Also, Esperanto. LOL.

Urambo Tauro > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 17:11

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“2 more years” LOL

There’re so many hurdles to clear, I’m just not seeing it. And even then, it wouldn’t be cheap. I have a really hard time seeing this ever becoming a big business.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro 03/05/2018 at 17:16

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Uber-branded chopper service in Dallas, Los Angeles, Dubai doesn’t seem like a stretch, actually - but definitely a service for the very rich.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 17:16

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Do you have any idea where that poster came from?

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 17:17

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1st dibs on “Laminated Nut Fasteners” as a band name!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/05/2018 at 17:21

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I think it’s a Bruce McCall .

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/05/2018 at 17:23

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https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_mccall_s_faux_nostalgia?language=en

Frenchlicker > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 17:36

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I’m pretty sure there are already services that do such things. Uber will basically bring it to the slightly less rich just like they did with the upper levels of their current services.

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 17:43

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Bingo! McCall did that for a ‘73 issue of National Lampoon . It was also used by Dan Israel for an album he put out in 2011. The text was added later, it seems. Interestingly, there is a Sangamo in both the US and UK , but they make electric meters, sonar, and aircraft instruments.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Frenchlicker 03/05/2018 at 17:47

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Yup. It will convince some people that they can use a service that they assumed was always beyond their means. UberJet after that?

Frenchlicker > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/05/2018 at 20:15

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Uber Jet sounds familiar. That may already be a thing somewhere. If not I can easily see that.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Frenchlicker 03/06/2018 at 11:42

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It looks like there’s a company that refers to itself (or others do) as the Uber of jets.