• @Addition@sh.itjust.works
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    551 year ago

    I’ll never understand the eternal hype around “flying cars”. Fuckers out here can hardly drive on a 2d road. Now you want to introduce a third axis on them?

    I guarantee that if the general public gets their hands on a real “flying car”, it’ll take about 2 weeks before some drunk idiot commits a mini 9/11.

      • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        51 year ago
        • Create automatic taxi (impossible)

        • Create flying taxi (impossible)

        Okay, new plan!

        • Create automatic flying taxi (should be possible in the next 5-15 years)
        • @pokemaster787@ani.social
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          11 year ago

          Not saying it’s a good idea, but a lot of the complexity surrounding automated driving is actually because you are confined to a 2D space and have to follow roads/road signs. When you can just lift off and adjust verticality to avoid objects all you really need is a way to detect and avoid obstacles and some navigation logic. Landing is probably the most difficult part to automate.

          Not super easy but it is actually easier than self-driving cars (which is why almost all of a commercial flight is running on autopilot)

          • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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            When you can just lift off and adjust verticality to avoid objects

            You need to navigate between objects on an additional access. Also, manage speed and trajectory with a changing mass, as you exhaust fuel.

            Not rocket science, but its close.

            it is actually easier than self-driving cars (which is why almost all of a commercial flight is running on autopilot)

            Commercial flight follows lanes of traffic with regular well-regulated flight paths.

            One thing that gets helicopters and small engine aircraft pilots in trouble is that they don’t have any of that.

      • Arthur Besse
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        1 year ago

        The FAA mandates extensive training for anyone who wants to fly, regardless of the form of the aircraft.

        Apparently not if the mass and maximum speed are both low enough. The Jetson One (which has been taking preorders for at least a couple of years but still isn’t shipping) says it won’t require a license in the US.

        It looks pretty impractical, produces an obnoxious amount of wind during landing and takeoff, and has a range of only 30km, but, still… it or things like it probably will actually be a reality for some rich people pretty soon.

          • Who knew?
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            11 year ago

            & you are correct about airspace being regulated. Just because an ultralight doesn’t require a license doesn’t mean you can just fly it anywhere with no training on how to get airspace clearance either. I imagine they will eventually develop something like an automated version of the LAANC clearance process for drone pilots, but it will take a while to develop the regulations for sure, if they even get that far.

    • R0cket_M00se
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      -11 year ago

      Drink idiots hit things in cars all the time.

      Make the test to acquire your license actually difficult to the skill level required instead of the “you can take two left turns and park shitty, here’s your license” level of difficulty that most states use for road vehicles.

      • @anthoniix@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        Dog if you make one mistake you can kill so many more people than in a crash. This is a horrible idea.

        • R0cket_M00se
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          11 year ago

          So require more training and certification for use?

          Are you guys all seriously hung up on the word “car” here and trying to imply that eVTOLs can’t just come with its own infrastructure and pilot requirements independent of what we currently have?

          It doesn’t have to be like cars, where the skill level of the driver can be non existent and still pass licensing.

          I just can’t believe I’m in the tech community of a supposedly leftist website having to argue for a technology that beyond small local airstrips (literally a grass field with charging stations and basic rest stop equipment) needs no additional ground infrastructure.

          The opposition? Begin large scale rail projects that will require we carve through a lot of natural resources as well as acquire the resources to build it with.

          I just have to double check to make sure I didn’t fall into the wrong internet rabbit hole.

          • @anthoniix@lemmy.world
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            21 year ago

            Im saying that it doesnt matter if the requirements are super high, it’s still dangerous and I don’t really see how the use cases are justifiable. It also doesn’t scale well with a lot of people. You could easily just build rail or use a bus and make a bus lane.

          • @SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world
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            11 year ago

            I just can’t believe I’m in the tech community of a supposedly leftist website having to argue for a technology that beyond small local airstrips (literally a grass field with charging stations and basic rest stop equipment) needs no additional ground infrastructure.

            The opposition? Begin large scale rail projects that will require we carve through a lot of natural resources as well as acquire the resources to build it with.

            🤣

      • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        I got my driver’s license when I was 18, after studying for the test and practicing for several months on a learner’s permit.

        Now I’m 40. I’ve never been retested. I have completely forgotten what’s on the exam. I’ve developed a whole bunch of bad driving habits, particularly with the advent of smart phones. And nobody is going to challenge my license renewal so long as I can pass an eye exam every 10 years.