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ItsAConspiracy t1_j1wti6f wrote

Reply to comment by JamesTweet in Flying cars can actually eventually become a thing by Jalen_1227

I feel like the AI driver would land it first, given that $100 drones do that now.

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JamesTweet t1_j1xe73a wrote

You are assuming that the gas gauge is working properly. If the engine in your flying car fails for any reason you are then dropping like a stone.

Let me guess that you will come back and say the vehicle could have a parachute. This is true. It would be an expensive piece of equipment. So you would be hoping that one of the service technicians hasn't stolen it. Lookup stolen air bags if you think this can't be true.

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MrDoulou t1_j1y0l3n wrote

I’d say cars falling from the sky would be the bigger problem at that point

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Wicam t1_j1xu8a1 wrote

people are dowvoting this person, but this is a common problem now in regular vehicles, why do you think it magically wont be for currently non-existant ai controlled flying planes?

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Surur t1_j1ya9oz wrote

Because when the risk is higher (such as falling from the sky) you will have multiple levels of redundancy.

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Wicam t1_j1ybsok wrote

why do you assume that? If the "flying car" is to be a thing, then the restrictions and controls that planes are required to be held up to (such as not flying over dense population areas at low altitudes), pre-flight checks (which are extensive) etc would have to be minimized. ai isn't going to do all of that for you.

Unless we are admitting that this would only be for the elite and not for the average person, in which case they already have access to any form of transport they want anyway.

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Surur t1_j1yfpoy wrote

> ai isn't going to do all of that for you.

Why? Axiomatically this will not happen if we have to rely on humans. Everyone is talking about the future and you are talking about the present. Did you forget which sub you are in?

In any real implementation like this, the system will be completely automated and you would not own or control the vehicle.

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Wicam t1_j1yno17 wrote

my speculation is that no true ai will be driving cars for us and somehow doing all the preflight checks. it will be "AI" in quotes, similar to what we call ai currently.

my speculation is we are smart enough to never adopt flying cars

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Surur t1_j1ysgus wrote

Well, let's just say I agree we are not smart enough to have flying cars without true AI, so the two are inextricably linked.

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