Sentences with phrase «flying cars»

Dozens of other companies are working on their own prototypes, though some probably don't qualify as flying cars.

Flying cars can be very expensive to produce, and so far many of the projects in the works seem geared more toward oil barons than gas station attendants.

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

Uber says its goal is not to design and build its own flying cars, but to «contribute to the nascent but growing VTOL ecosystem and to start to play whatever role is most helpful to accelerate this industry's development.»

Transforming flying cars from curiosity to something that has a meaningful impact on urban mobility will be incredibly difficult, and some experts wonder if it's even worth the time, effort, and resources that companies like Airbus, Uber, and now Geely are committing to it.

Regardless of whether you believe «flying cars» will become a legitimate way to get around, there's no doubting that people around the world are in love with the idea.

That's because flying cars, while hitting that retro - futuristic sweet spot, are widely considered to be hugely difficult, if not outright unworkable, from a mobility perspective.

Zunum, which is based outside Seattle, is unique among aviation startups and Silicon Valley projects insofar that its not pursuing vertical take - off and landing technology — known colloquially as «flying cars.»

In other words, Uber wants to do for flying cars what it did for the taxi industry: swoop in, disrupt it, and bend it to Uber's vision of what transportation should be.

Flying cars have lurked in our collective imaginations for decades, but the idea of personal, roadable aircraft took on renewed emphasis this summer when it was revealed that Google co-founder Larry Page was funding a pair of flying car startups, Kitty Hawk and Zee.Aero.

Until the systemic issues afflicting the subway are fixed with Governor Cuomo's recently announced state of emergency or, more realistically, Uber releases their fleet of flying cars, your only option is to navigate delays and shutdowns as best you can.

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«But I bought a 30 year term,» you say, «so I don't need to worry about it until we're all in flying cars, right?»

I think I watched too many episodes of the Jetsons as a child because I have been waiting quite a long time for the flying cars.

Soon it could be dealing with flying cars.

As zero - emission and fully autonomous vehicles move closer to reality — not to mention Toyota's two patents related to flying cars — liability and regulatory issues abound.

It may be some time before we see cities in the sky, experience space tourism, and commute to work in flying cars (a la George Jetson).

Flying cars seem ridiculous, but digital court appearances via video might be coming sooner than you think.

«AI is not about flying cars.

But this is something else: Verge suggests that «Uber wants to do for flying cars what it did for the taxi industry: swoop in, disrupt it, and bend it to Uber's vision of what transportation should be.»

I think we were probably lucky for a while, but those flying cars are coming sooner than we think.

Among other things, Peter Thiel is famous for saying «We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.»

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In this claim (as in the assertion that flying cars will be more energy efficient than helicopters), climate mitigation is serving not as a goal but as a selling point for a lucrative new technology that society doesn't need.

Look around you, the world is full of magic to a man from the 1600's, ray guns, atomic bombs, man on the moon, flying cars, horseless carriages, and much, much more.

It's more in the category of the people who predicted in 1960 that we'd all have flying cars (or at least nuclear fusion) by now.

Well, 2015 came and went and there are still no «real» hoverboards, but if Uber has anything to do with it, flying cars may be right around the corner, and thanks to researchers at University of Central Florida, smart clothing will be too.

«I don't know if people really believed we'd be living in space in 2001, if we'd have robot butlers and flying cars, geodesic lunar homes, and genetically reconstituted dinosaurs helping or eating us.

While we may not have flying cars or nineteen Jaws movies, we do have 2010's Back to the Future: The Game to celebrate the occasion, and developer Telltale Games wants to make note of it by announcing special edition ports of the series for the Xbox 360 and current gen consoles.

Combining soccer with racing, Rocket League is an outstanding physics - based game with high - flying cars that can score amazing goals and pull off game - changing saves.

I've always wanted to play an open world game that was set in a futuristic metropolis of towering skyscrapers, full of jetpacks and flying cars and whatnot.

Billed as a cross between Syndicate and Grand Theft Auto, Tokyo 42 presents an isometric vision of Tokyo in the near future; a cyberpunk dreamscape of modular skyscrapers, flying cars and bloody shootouts.

Krautscape is an action - packed racing game with bird - like flying cars focused on competitive multiplayer gameplay.

With the game hardly more than a week from release, the numerous bugs — everything from flying cars to vehicles being stuck at an agonizingly slow speed — would be more than enough to make fans wary.

While we may not have flying cars or nineteen Jaws movies, we do have 2010's Back to the Future: The Game to celebrate the occasion, and developer Telltale Games wants to make note of it by expanding the series for the Xbox 360 and current gen consoles.

You've all seen Sword Art Online, that's what we were promised along with flying cars and cool Pepsi bottles.

And additional adversary modes allows players to enjoy large - scale darts with flying cars.

Flying cars, powerful cell phones... a videogame sequel to Aliens?

A cyberpunk platform adventure, The Last Night looks a bit like the Trine series if it were set in the world of The Fifth Element, right down to the flying cars zipping between neon - lit skyscrapers.

You know, that PlayStation racing game with the flying cars?

Whether we were bopping dinosaurs in Super Mario World or racing flying cars in F - Zero, the action was seamless and the HD outputs re-created the graphics faithfully — with or without CRT scan lines, depending on your preferences.

Jet packs, flying cars, underwater cars and a trip inside the mysterious Mount Chilliad — all that and more look like they'll be part of The Doomsday Heist, a surprise «epic new online adventure» Rockstar announced today for Grand Theft Auto Online.

Holiday Season 2009: Part Deux officially kicks off in January when Bayonetta struts past a couple of flying cars and onto western shelves.

It also allows for a high level of graphical detail in the game, so players can immerse themselves in futuristic cities that come to life with flying cars, more than a million thriving citizens, churning factories, and grinding mines.

Alleys are vaguely lit by neon, skyscrapers with giant TVs advertising the next must - have product and the ever promised but never delivered flying cars race over head as you explore this corridor like city.

It made a lot of promises in the 90's, saying that everyone would be watching it in their flying cars of the future.

Interested in flying cars?

Safety appears to be the biggest concern, particularly in the future fields of self - driving cars and flying cars.

George Hobica, Founder and President of Airfarewatchdog.com, explains where you might want to look for the best travel deals in the South Pacific, as well as his take on flying cars.