• Question: how long do you think it will take for humans to make hovering cars

    Asked by a person on a website to Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda, Peter on 16 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Lucy Oldacre-Bartley

      Lucy Oldacre-Bartley answered on 16 Nov 2016:


      Hopefully not too long – I want one!

    • Photo: Huma Shah

      Huma Shah answered on 17 Nov 2016:


      Hello ‘A person on a website’!

      Are you thinking ‘Back to the Future’ 🙂 The technology is already in place, think of drones.

      With vehicles the complex issue of sharing and regulating airspace is crucial. As Alan Turing once said, ‘If it hasn’t been done already it’s because there’s something more important to do’ – he was talking about developing thinking machines but you could apply this to hovering cars too.

      It will happen, perhaps you could research this area when you’re out of school in industry or academia and sort out the issues 🙂

      Huma

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