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From: Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: OT: I was promised flying cars! Fulfilled.
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:59:23 -0400
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On 3/18/2025 1:42 AM, Titus G wrote:
> On 18/03/25 15:35, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>> On 3/17/2025 2:04 PM, Jay Morris wrote:
>>> On 3/17/2025 9:27 AM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>>>> On 3/17/2025 1:00 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>>>> On 3/16/2025 1:09 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmbNZ8ZAcwU
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Blackfly ultralight. $190k
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks usable as long as you don't run out of electric juice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yup. The range is too short for many applications.
>>>>
>>>> pt
>>>
>>> The two that have FAA Airworthiness Certification, Doroni Aerospace
>>> and Alef Aeronautics, the range is about 100 miles at around 90 mph.
>>> When I was working this would have worked for me. I figure about a 20
>>> minute flight verses an hour on the road.  There and back and charge
>>> overnight. But these are $300k+.
>>>
>>> Kicker is that the Alef actually looks like a car and is road-worthy.
>>> Well, car shaped. Doroni is drone-like.
>>>
>>> https://alef.aero/
>>
>> I don't know about the others, but one feature of the Blackfly is that
>> a computer intermediates all the controls - the pilot/passenger merely
>> tells it where he/she wants to go.
>>
>> I recently upgraded my Tesla[1] to "Full Self-Driving (supervised)",
>> which lets it choose and execute its own routes. I simply hold down a
>> button on the steering wheel while saying "Navigate to Yamato Japanese
>> restaurant.", as I did a few hours ago.
>>
>> Sometimes it will pick routes I never would have thought of.
>> Sometimes its better than I would have picked, sometimes not.
>>
>> [1] Another recent upgrade is a bumper sticker reading
>> "I bought this before Elon went crazy."
>>
>> pt
> 
> Fascinating. Any news on your truck?

The chances of my buying a cybertruck are now pretty damn
low. I'm retired, and don't really need a second vehicle.

pt