Dolores1984 comments on AI timeline predictions: are we getting better? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Furcas 22 August 2012 05:41:46PM *  0 points [-]

Are you sure they're possible? I'm not an engineer, but I'd have guessed there are still some problems to solve, like finding a means of propulsion that doesn't require huge landing pads, and controls that the average car driver could learn and master in a reasonably short period of time.

Comment author: Dolores1984 23 August 2012 12:27:37AM *  0 points [-]

The moller skycar certainly exists, although it appears to be still very much a prototype.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moller_M400_Skycar