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[acmeoop]

Skyway Speeder “The Jetsons” (1962)

[lasaraconor]

[flyingprivate]

Alef Aeronautics' Model Zero E Flying Car !

Alef Aeronautics’ drivable flying car takes its maiden flight in a city field.

The development team has introduced the Alef Model A, the dubbed production version of the drivable flying car that has vertical take-off and landing capabilities.

On February 19th, 2025, its test model takes off, even flying over another vehicle.

In a LinkedIn post, Alef Aeronautics CEO Jim Dukhovny writes that the video showcasing the flight is ‘the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, with vertical takeoff, non-tethered).’ 

[eolobo]

Vroom

[shinugodda]

[scipunk]

Blade Runner (1982)

[cecoeur]

my little american australian idol

[kismetconstellations]

"Please! We come from a peaceful planet! We mean you no harm. We're unarmed!"

[casziraphale]

Me when I think about Crowley’s car’s starter crank that was also the crank which kickstarted the universe:

And how he used it during that scene with Adam?

And how he could open that book in Heaven?

And how he seems to have some memory gaps like Gabriel, and relates to the struggle of trying to remember things?

[alpaca-clouds]

Flying Cars Would Suck

Yes, the theme in my weblog this week very much is "transport in Solarpunk". And this brings me now to the top scifi solution that a lot of folks try and come up with in terms of the issue of the car-centric infrastructure. It is a common trope in fiction, and often enough you will have people trying to figure out how to make it work in the real world: Flying cars.

The logic is fairly simple here: Well, flying cars do not need infrastructure in terms of streets, right? So we can actually build less car-centric infrastructure and still allow everyone to get around, right? RIGHT?!

And what can I say? ... Wrong.

I honestly do not remember what Youtuber it was, but some guy from the Netherlands once made this great video on what would be needed to make flying cars work - and how it would just create more streets and make everyone less safe.

See, the issue is, that you absolutely never could have the cars fly everywhere. It would be bloody unsafe. For once: In areas with a lot of flying cars, you would want some order there with the cars flying in some sort of corridor so that they would not collide and stuff. So basically you still would have streets - only that they are off the ground. Heck, a lot of Scifi film maker instinctively understand that. In SciFi worlds with flying vehicles, you will usually still see traffic. lol

And even outside of population centers... You just cannot have the cars flying around everywhere. Again: It would be hard to prevent accidents. Especially as breaking in mid-air is a lot harder, because of the lack of friction. And also: If you have an accident or just a problem and underneath is nowhere safe to land, you are in trouble. You would fall down onto some forest, or maybe into a lake, or a river, or something else - and not only probably die, but also harm the environment, and it would be hard to get to you to save you.

So, the flying cars would need to be regulated to corridors for flying - and hence... It would just be streets again. Infrastructure.

And don't forget: Flying cars usually have to land to park. So, parking lots would still be a problem either way. Meaning, that, yeah... There would not be a huge improvement over all. Not in infrastructure, and definitely not in safety.

Bonus: If cars could fly, terror attacks would become even easier to plan through. I mean, we already have the issue because of drones right now.

Sure, we would greatly reduce microplastics through flying cars. But frankly... That is the only improvement I can see.

[lasaraconor]

[cerealbishh]

"When we head out to Whitefish, there won't be any turning back."

[scipunk]

Blade Runner (1982)

[cinnabonn12]

vroom vroom

[askstevella]

Fly me to the moon and let me sing among the stars Let me see what spring is like on, A-Jupiter and Mars ✨ // Stevella Fic

“Are you drunk?” She asked, looking out her window and groaned at his gaze.

Liane, Natasha and the other girls could be heard in the background looking out the window to caught a glimpse of the drunk captain. They giggled and ushered the young girl on, to see what might be said next.

“Possibly.” He admitted with a goofy smile appearing on his lips, despite his serious tone.

Natasha leaned over the bench of the window and asked, “What happened to you?”

“Me, Thor, Ethan…and uh Tony! We got to be together and had fun at the bar.” He responded pointing around, “…are you girls having a sleepover?”

“We were Rogers. But now things got interesting!”

“Nat!” Stella whispered yelled.

Liane ushered the brunette and giggled, “Go on! Go see what happens with the two of you when he’s a little tipsy..and you’re kinda tipsy too, Stella Bella!”

“I—But? What if we both get into jail together?” Stella asked looking at the window with a goofy expression on her face, finding her fiancé to be adorable right now.

Liane squeaked and gasped, “Hehehe! Bigger reason to go!”

Within a few minutes later, she climbed down the ladder and leaped onto the ground as Steve held out a hand waiting for her. It was rare to see him standing there like this, then again they were both rather tipsy soooo…

Might as well!

The two held hands and talked walking down the street together, holding back some laughter as they did. They went to the corner store buying beer bottles and other items as well.

Once they headed under a streetlight, Steve wrapped his arms around his fiancé’s waist and rested his forehead against hers. She melted into his touch, resting her elbows on his chest as her hands lazily hanged off his shoulders.

“You look so beautiful tonight.” He mumbled softly into her face.

“You’re not gonna remember this in the morning.” She replied in a hush tone giggling.

“Shhh..have I ever told how lovely you look tonight, my bride?”

“No, but you have now. You’re the most important light in my eyes and I won’t change it for the world.”

The pair reached the final round of their respective walk, entering Central Park in the latest hours of the night. He spin her around in his arms in a little dance.

It was half past midnight. Stella found a park bench for them to sit on, but Steve wanted to lay down on it.

Steve smirked as he said, “I’m the captain, so I’m in charge.”

“Says who?” She giggles softly.

“Says me! What I say goes.”

“But I am the bride so what I say goes!”

“Noooo that’s not how it works, m’lady.”

“Yes it does.”

She changed languages mid sentence as he hushed her chuckling. He lay down on the park bench teasing for her to lay down on top of him. Like a little school girl she looked around and hurried to rest into his arms. His own set of giggles could be heard as he nuzzled into his chest.

The two of them played thumb war, sharing secrets together, drank beer and began to sing a little bit of Disney song trying to not make too much noise. But failed tremendously as they shh one another to be quiet.

The stars were out that night, as they arched over to try and count how many there are.

Despite both being rather close to passing out, they admired the sight above like it was last time they will ever see a beauty of a night.

It was beautiful.

Until the next morning…

“Sir? Ma’am?” Said a thick voice.

Steve groaned tiredly as his head winced a little. He slowly opened his eyes towards the voice. To his right stood a tall police officer with his arms crossed holding up a pair of handcuffs and behind him was his partner. To say Steve Rogers was confused is an understatement, he looked down for a moment as his gaze fell onto his fiancé who lay sleeping on his chest.

“Good afternoon officers..” He said blinking twice, wince due to the taste in his mouth as it seemed like he was drinking last night.

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[ruethrills]

Not sure if anyone’s talked about this yet but I’m kinda curious to know how Claire explained to her friend what happened after walking out of the kitchen. Like two minutes ago you were boo’d up, everything was good with chef bae but now you’re snotting in the car…..

As concerned as I would be as the friend, I would also be hella curious because he’s locked in a freezer, right? What could he have possibly done from there for us to be riding home in awkward sniffly silence with the radio off???