▲ 205 ▼ Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show (www.bbc.com) submitted 1 year ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/36069403 cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/52477761
[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 10 points 1 year ago (4 children) Is that even a car? It just looks like a massive drone. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ilillilillilillililli@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Cars travel on the ground. These are indeed massive drones with the capacity to lift humans. The media won't give up "The Jetsons" flying car term (regardless of how impractical and unsafe the concept of layman operating in 3D space is). These are just electric, multi-rotor aircraft. My rant is over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't know about your definition. The term comes from a two-wheeled chariot it seems (though the etymology of that seems to be a word meaning "to run"). It's been used from everything from chariots, to train cars, to street cars, to automobiles. They all share two things in common. They're an enclosed container meant to carry things, and they've got wheels. I don't think the wheel thing is fundamental to the definition anymore. Anything traveling on the ground is going to have wheels. The "flying" part let's you know how it travels, the car part informs you about the utility. I think it's perfectly clear what it means. What else should we call it that'd be more clear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Autonomous ultralight electric quad rotary aircraft rolls off the tongue quite well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago yeah these drone conveyances are not exactly like the moller concept. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilillilillilillililli@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Cars travel on the ground. These are indeed massive drones with the capacity to lift humans. The media won't give up "The Jetsons" flying car term (regardless of how impractical and unsafe the concept of layman operating in 3D space is). These are just electric, multi-rotor aircraft. My rant is over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't know about your definition. The term comes from a two-wheeled chariot it seems (though the etymology of that seems to be a word meaning "to run"). It's been used from everything from chariots, to train cars, to street cars, to automobiles. They all share two things in common. They're an enclosed container meant to carry things, and they've got wheels. I don't think the wheel thing is fundamental to the definition anymore. Anything traveling on the ground is going to have wheels. The "flying" part let's you know how it travels, the car part informs you about the utility. I think it's perfectly clear what it means. What else should we call it that'd be more clear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Autonomous ultralight electric quad rotary aircraft rolls off the tongue quite well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't know about your definition. The term comes from a two-wheeled chariot it seems (though the etymology of that seems to be a word meaning "to run"). It's been used from everything from chariots, to train cars, to street cars, to automobiles. They all share two things in common. They're an enclosed container meant to carry things, and they've got wheels. I don't think the wheel thing is fundamental to the definition anymore. Anything traveling on the ground is going to have wheels. The "flying" part let's you know how it travels, the car part informs you about the utility. I think it's perfectly clear what it means. What else should we call it that'd be more clear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Autonomous ultralight electric quad rotary aircraft rolls off the tongue quite well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Autonomous ultralight electric quad rotary aircraft rolls off the tongue quite well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago yeah these drone conveyances are not exactly like the moller concept. permalink fedilink source parent