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| Topic | flying "cars" made by a company called Kitty Hawk |
| adjl 06/06/18 4:36:46 PM #6: | Mario_VS_DK posted... For them to overtake road vehicles, they need to be cheaper, safer, and have just as much range as what we are currently using. Depends what they overtake road vehicles for. The range issue isn't actually relevant for the vast majority of driving, which tends to be commuting relatively short distances. They'll never replace cars for longer trips, certainly, but provided they can run for half an hour or so continuously, they'd be a viable option for commuting. The real hurdle comes in regulating them. They may currently manage to stay under the FAA's boundary for requiring a pilot's license, but if the idea starts to look like it has any commercial merit, there'll be new, pretty heavy restrictions on their use. There are no "rules of the sky" analogous to those that govern the road, and nobody wants a bunch of unlicensed civilians flying around without rules. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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