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erickj

Can you imagine how many horrific crashes there would be if everyday drivers were allowed to fly their cars.

Road rage taken to the sky

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I mean, to be honest, horse riders probably said the same thing about motor vehicles

And they were right.

But it still changed the world, in a very significant (and positive imo) way

Not for a million people per year and their families.

But for hundreds of million people?

Have you ever considered why car ownership increases as countries are getting richer? like in China or India. Car isn't only status symbol, it allows people to move more easily. Public transport is nice but not enough. Car plays an important role, regardless of how negative it's being perceived on HN.

doubtful. Imagine if instead of everyone owning a car, we had bullet trains everywhere, and amazing public transport. Almost no traffic, much quicker intra- and inner-city commuting. Ugh. Cars, from an engineering and city planning perspective are super innefficient. Imagine all the housing, stores, and other economically beneficial things we could build instead of the hellscape of parking lots we have today.

Its always astounded me when there's so many problems with what I would describe as driving in 2 dimensions and now the maker of that wants to step it up to real 3D...

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