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2021-06-11 Science & Technology

Will flying taxis take off? Electric two-seater 150mph aircraft capable of travelling 60 miles across cities revealed in California

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-11 09:07|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Drone 'bus' able to carry 40 people at a time will let New Yorkers fly to the Hamptons for just $85 - a fraction of the cost of a helicopter - but start-up creators say it won't be ready until 2024

Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-11 09:10|| 2021-06-11 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 good way to get the elite of Manhattan to JFK or the elite of Bev Hills to LAX

then they can take their private jets worldwide while bragging that they used electricity to get to the airport

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-06-11 10:21|| 2021-06-11 10:21|| Front Page Top

#3 It'll never fly.

Posted by Fred 2021-06-11 11:44|| 2021-06-11 11:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Apocalyptic signs, dread and discouragement, violence, pestilence, volcanos, sinkholes, wars, destruction, oligarcal governments and now flying taxis

We are living in the movie The Fifth Element

Posted by Muggsy Throque8389 2021-06-11 11:52|| 2021-06-11 11:52|| Front Page Top

#5 It will get very interesting if someone were to manage hacking the controls of Skidmark's Drone Bus.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-06-11 12:03|| 2021-06-11 12:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Retirement gig for Harrier pilots?

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2021-06-11 22:24|| 2021-06-11 22:24|| Front Page Top

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