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Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment. Urgent action is needed (phys.org)
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Electric cars are not THE solution.

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[–] Clent 38 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If we had those flying cars we were promised, this wouldn't be an issue.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Given how terrible humans are at driving, I think flying cars are a horrible idea.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Self-flying AI cars! Think about possibilities! 🫰🏾

[–] Clent 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think it's only a matter of time until we get there with drones.

Not the military kind...the ones with four rotors that can already pilot a course and land themselves when batteries run low.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

In a few densely populated cities in the richest countries where flying regulations aren't really strict, maaaybe. In general I don't think so.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Those supposed to be at the Olympics but they had to push it back because timeframe. (A couple successful flights but not enough to make guarantees I believe)

[–] exothermic 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m looking forward to all the noise pollution. Drones, drones everywhere

[–] Tehdastehdas 1 points 2 days ago

Compared to now: car tyre roar everywhere. It might be better to have a drone taxi go straight up and away from people.

[–] YarHarSuperstar 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They're testing them out on the East Coast, won't be long now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Right?! They really over promised the future. I want my money back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

mention of 9/11Smaller 9/11s would be happening every day if flying cars were common

Also helicopters already exist and they're basically flying cars

[–] Clent 2 points 2 days ago

What I'm envisioning isn't piloted by the passengers. Set your destination and it navigates following FAA rules and routes over short distances.

It's pretty trivial to detect humans and scan faces. Until things improve r these are going to be single passenger only so not much opportunity for a large payload.

With self driving cars, it's only a matter of time before someone makes a self driving car into a delivery system for a bomb.