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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a yet another one-time innovation that's so expensive that it isn't even used in spaceships

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The product will be available internationally in the first half of 2025.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A flying car was planned for 2024 so let's wait and see

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Thank god we got that wrong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They are called "helicopters" and have existed for a while.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Helicopters usually don't have wheels and they can't drive at 65 mph on the ground

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why would you want to drive on the ground? It's a helicopter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because flying consumes 10x the fuel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Isn't flying the whole point though?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Idk I don't think it's the only point

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

because they don't need to... but it would be trivial to add wheels if you really need them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I bet. Every company does this shit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

its pretty uncommon usually ... they just present the research usually and never give you an ETA