Sentences with phrase «developing flying cars»

Knapp said they thought about developing flying cars, but ultimately decided against it.

Adam explains, «Trying to solve the problem of high priced textbooks by focusing only on new technology is the equivalent of trying to solve the problem of expensive airfares by putting all your resources into developing flying cars.

Toyota meanwhile is developing a flying car to light the Olympic flame.

Not exact matches

As we begin to develop planning and control algorithms for flying cars, we are encouraged by the possibility of creating robots with these capabilities at small scale, Rus says.

Situated atop a bedrock of all - powerful vibranium, Wakanda has developed technology that positions it far ahead of the rest of Earth — flying cars and everything — but to protect its people from colonial predations, the country's rulers have cloaked their cities and marvels behind invisible shields, the better to pose as «just another» Third World nation.

Almost every flying car ever built — from Robert Fulton's 1946 Airphibian (an aluminum car with detachable fabric wings) to the sleek, folding - wing prototypes now being developed by Slovakian maker AeroMobil and Massachusetts - based Terrafugia — is actually a plane with a modicum of roadworthiness.

The study car will be presented for the first time at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2014 and flies the flag for innovative sportiness in time - honoured John Cooper Works style, with features including exclusive body paintwork in Bright Highways Grey, familiar MINI red colour accents, bespoke aerodynamic features and 18 - inch John Cooper Works light - alloy wheels in a newly developed design.

«It costs almost as much to develop [a flying car] as it does a five - seat airplane,» he said.

Sanjiv Singh, a professor at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, has worked on a flying car project for DARPA and currently leads a startup, not affiliated in any way with Ehang, that develops autonomous rotorcraft.

Business Daily Africa reports that the project will see twelve companies team up to develop the elements of the city air taxis, across the flying cars with Vertical Take - Off and Landing (VTOLs), energy and traffic management infrastructure.

At least 19 companies are developing flying - car plans.