Flying cars have long been part of our imagined future, and they might be here to stay.
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A long history of the future
Nicole Covey (Bloomsbury Sigma (UK, on ​​sale now, US, September 24th))
Several technologies are teetering on the brink of release but are far from reality: self-driving (or even flying) cars, super-intelligent machines, human-like robots, etc. that will free us from our daily chores. What is stopping them from leaving the minds of inventors and entering our homes?
Nicole Covey asks: A long history of the future: Why tomorrow’s technologies aren’t here yet…
Source: www.newscientist.com
