What futuristic technologies will exist in real life?

[Thaluikhain]

If we ever get proper hover/flying cars or something like that then it'd most likely be impractical to implement them due to the need for a massive overhaul in both infrastructure and Drivers Ed Classes.

How is a hovercar better than a helicopter, though? People assume they just will be, somehow.

 

[Vivi22]

Seeing all of the cool science fiction technologies that will never happen such as: flying cars, hover boards, jetpacks, lightsabers, space elevators, space colonization, etc. Will probably never happen. So what futuristic technologies are GOING to happen?

What? Flying cars, hover boards, jetpacks, space elevators, and space colonization are all feasible.

 

[Someone Depressing]

Not if our soon-to-be lizard rulers have anything to say about it.

But probably no. Our idea of "futuristic technology" change every week. When we go get long-term body and brain preservation, people will be all like "lol fuk dat shiet, dat shit's old skool, where da tiem travel at?"

 

[J Tyran]

If we ever get proper hover/flying cars or something like that then it'd most likely be impractical to implement them due to the need for a massive overhaul in both infrastructure and Drivers Ed Classes.

How is a hovercar better than a helicopter, though? People assume they just will be, somehow.

Assuming they use some kinda of anti or counter gravity technology the advantage would be less noise and less maintenance, its bound to be quieter and have less moving parts.

I mean there is little stopping someone from doing the equivalent of strapping four ducted fans and a turbine + drive train into a carbon fibre bodied car analogue. It could fly, uses existing technology and as high end drones show the hardware and software to simplify control exists.

The running costs would only be outweighed by its huge purchase costs, if only a single thing goes wrong its going to crash. A slight problem with any of its five (at minimum) gearboxes its going to crash, they would need constant maintenance, oil changes and safety inspection. Same for the ducted fans, the turbine and everything else.

Assuming counter gravity technology uses some kind of high energy electromagnetism (enough to use natural minerals and earths magnetic field for example) you have far few moving parts to look after.

 

[KyuubiNoKitsune-Hime]

If we ever get proper hover/flying cars or something like that then it'd most likely be impractical to implement them due to the need for a massive overhaul in both infrastructure and Drivers Ed Classes.

How is a hovercar better than a helicopter, though? People assume they just will be, somehow.

Assuming they use some kinda of anti or counter gravity technology the advantage would be less noise and less maintenance, its bound to be quieter and have less moving parts.

I mean there is little stopping someone from doing the equivalent of strapping four ducted fans and a turbine + drive train into a carbon fibre bodied car analogue. It could fly, uses existing technology and as high end drones show the hardware and software to simplify control exists.

The running costs would only be outweighed by its huge purchase costs, if only a single thing goes wrong its going to crash. A slight problem with any of its five (at minimum) gearboxes its going to crash, they would need constant maintenance, oil changes and safety inspection. Same for the ducted fans, the turbine and everything else.

Assuming counter gravity technology uses some kind of high energy electromagnetism (enough to use natural minerals and earths magnetic field for example) you have far few moving parts to look after.

For counter grav it would be easier to devise a system that nullifies gravity through the use of stressed gravity bands or something that produces null gravity fields, or anti-gravitons.

As things stand if we can imagine it, we'll probably invent it.

Jet packs will start military and slowly trickle to the populace. Though the ones available to the public will probably have limited speed and low operational ceilings. Flying cars have to wait until they can reliably fly them selves, at least in densely populated areas.

 

[False Messiah]

I'm waiting for a direct computer-brain interface. Being able to delegate thought processes to the cloud, store memories and retrieve information whenever you need it. A group of people would be able to collaborate in real time without communication barriers, really brainstorming to solve the problems of the world.

And think of the possibilities with gaming, VR done right matrix style!

The chance on a dystopia would be a bit alarming though.