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Coming Never: Flying Cars

4:00PM December 27, 2011 | Adrian Covert

I think if futurists from the 50s saw the way things turned out in 2012 — speaking purely in terms of innovation — they wouldn’t be too mad. But there is one area where we truly failed them: flying cars. More »

Science

US Government Is Broke Because It Takes Flying Cars Seriously

3:30AM October 27, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Darpa has done some incredible things — internet, hayyy! But they also have a knack for the ridiculous. Case in point: approving these two designs for a flying car, which look like they were drawn by kids in second grade. More »

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Terrafugia Transition Flying Car May Finally Take Flight

12:27PM July 6, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The Terrafugia Transition Flying Car has been around for more than five years. Everyone hoped it would debut in 2009, but that never happened. Now in 2011, the car is inching closer to its first real flight. More »

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s Flying Car Up For Grabs

7:10PM April 26, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Provided you have a million or two in your pocket, you could be flying off into the the sunset with your very own Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car. Starring in the 1968 film, based on Ian Fleming’s novel, the car not only runs perfectly, but it’s fully road-worthy too. More »

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Why We Don’t Deserve Flying Cars

12:20AM February 24, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Sure, we all want flying cars – and may actually be closer than you think to flriving them – but honestly, first can’t we take a minute and appreciate how awesome everything is already? [xkcd]

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Subaru-Powered Flying Car Gets FAA Approval

6:53AM October 28, 2010 | Justin Hyde

The i-Tec Maverick, a roadworthy dune buggy powered by a Subaru engine, has won the first certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for a flying car. Its first mission: saving the Third World. More »

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The Mind Behind The Flying Car’s Design

7:20AM July 31, 2010 | Brian Barrett

As strange as it is to say, we really do live in a world with a flying car. And a few decades from now, when we’re all ditching gridlock for the open skies, we can partly thank Jens Martin Skibsted. More »

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FAA Exemption Moves Flying Car Closer To Road-Ready

7:15AM June 27, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The folks at Terrafugia have moved the flying car even further into the mainstream this weekend thanks to a weight exemption granted by the FAA. More »

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The Flying Car That Can Blow Up The Death Star

9:40AM May 26, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

There are flying cars and there are Flying Cars. This is a FLYING CAR. And that’s not all, because it can transform. More »

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DARPA Takes A Crack At The Flying Car

7:00AM April 19, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The flying car, a goal of starry-eyed engineers since at least the beginning of the last century, is getting the DARPA treatment. Called Transformer TX, this flying Humvee-like prototype could be airborne by 2015. More »