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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Feb 2017

    Paul Graham Retweeted Elaine Ou  🐤

    I always assumed that when we got flying cars they'd be controlled by the people inside them, but maybe they won't.https://twitter.com/eiaine/status/831317988154355712 …

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    Elaine Ou  🐤Verified account @eiaine
    Dubai will have Chinese-made autonomous flying taxis beginning in July. Will communicate w/ ground control via 4G. http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/news/a25196/ehang-dubai/ …
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      1. JSON the Arrrghonaut‏ @mwotton 17 Feb 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        that would solve the most horrifying problem with the idea, at least.

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      1. Istvan Jonyer‏ @IstvanJonyer 17 Feb 2017
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        I never assumed that, maybe because computers have been flying airplanes for a very long time

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      1. Philip Mallegol-Hansen‏ @Hanse00 17 Feb 2017
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        Perhaps not in this case but in general. Are we losing our humanity in the name of efficiency? What's the point of progress then?

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      2. Luis Miguel Abreu‏ @luis_abreu 19 Feb 2017
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        self-flying will be more important and game changing than self-driving, but have to wait 30 years for electrical VTOL to be feasible.

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      1. rod.codes‏ @rodvdka 18 Feb 2017
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        I assumed the same when I became an Air Traffic Controller.

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      1. Bob Stine‏ @rstinejr 18 Feb 2017
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        for humans, flying is hard, dangerous, and requires a lot of training.

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      1. Kelvin Pompey‏ @silkodyssey 17 Feb 2017
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        And maybe it's better that way!

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      1. Christian Montoya‏ @m0nt0y4 17 Feb 2017
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        taxi drivers are bad enough on two axes, don't need to give them a third

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      1. Mike Stanley‏ @mikepstanley 17 Feb 2017
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        really? I always assumed cars would never fly until the human was taken out of the equation. I didn't think I'd see it though

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      1. GeekDeSistemas‏ @GeekDeSistemas 17 Feb 2017
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        That would be great if only anybody could be trained as a pilot. However, that takes time, money and aptitude.

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      1. Julien Bergounhoux‏ @JBergounhoux 17 Feb 2017
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        More importantly they won't be flying cars, just cheap helicopters.

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      2. Drew Smith‏ @NaninoRobotics 17 Feb 2017
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        FCC is using early commercial UAS as test case for human UAS transport. Our drone can carry me at 70 mph currently, I weigh 170

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      3. Drew Smith‏ @NaninoRobotics 17 Feb 2017
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        ^^FAA

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      1. Tim Robinson‏ @tmrob_ 17 Feb 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        good, I don't trust most people to drive nevermind fly! Have you any idea whats involved in pilot licensing?

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      1. Philip Mallegol-Hansen‏ @Hanse00 17 Feb 2017
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        But wasn't the fun of getting to whizz around half the reason fo wanting flying cars?

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      1. Nuno Furtado‏ @nun_fur 17 Feb 2017
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        that would be disastrous

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      1. Mister D‏ @CallMeMisterD 17 Feb 2017
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        seems obvious we couldn't trust people to "fly" cars, being a pilot is a lot harder than driving a car

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