From Men in Black's Neuralyzer to Minority Report's Precogs, sci-fi's wildest gadgets are closer to reality than we think, and leaping from the screen into our everyday lives, faster than expected!
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The Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC, showcases a stable, unmanned flying vehicle that is primarily aimed for delivery purposes but has other potential use-cases in the future.
Kitty Hawk has unveiled its newest iteration of the Flyer vehicle. The "flying car" doesn't need a license to operate as it doesn't meet the weight requirement to be classified as a plane.
With Tesla dominating the roads, the nephew of the famed creator behind the iconic DeLorean DMC wants to build a flying car capable of 120 miles on a single charge, and a top speed of 240mph.
"The flying car has no wheels" says one of the German contributors behind a 25 million Euro investment into the Volocopter, an electric 2 seater flying vehicle which will also be funded by Daimler.
The small, one seater, three wheeled, flying car, the Skydrive has just had 400 million Yen from Toyota invested into its development. The vehicle plans on having its first manned flights next year.
Google's co-founder, Larry Page, has big dreams when it comes to the future. He's hoping to create affordable flying cars for the masses so we can all live like George Jetson.