They May Not Be Flying Cars, But...

[Ridley]

I know some of you may already know about this but hover-bikes being put into police service. If they can increase the range with a pilot (15 min with a pilot 40 min as a drone) this seems like it would be an awesome option for first responders.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...es-tested-dubai-police-deployment/1974826002/

 

[aminalmutha]

Looks like a great way to kill yourself and everyone else in close proximity.

 

[redruM]

Looks like a great way to kill yourself and everyone else in close proximity.

:laughing

File this concept under "Not Gonna Happen For Another 50-100 Years" -- right along with a practical Autonomous Vehicle Grid.

 

[Butch]

USA Today. Great stuff.
I found this...
https://www.hoversurf.com

 

[Shaggy]

Might work as a crowd control device. :laughing

 

[torrey.smith]

Ducted fans

 

[Yakoo752]

Not shocked that it's happening in Dubai, Fazza is a big fan of flying/human flight.

 

[bikeama]

What could go wrong :dunno

 

[byke]

Without guards over the props?

 

[russ69]

Four blades right under the rider? How do you fall off without getting mincerated?

 

[TheRobSJ]

So if they’re classifying it as a “drone” that pretty much makes it completely useless around here since you’re not allowed to operate a drone within 5 miles of any airport.

 

[Archimedes]

Looks like a great way to kill yourself and everyone else in close proximity.

:laughing The first mental image that came to mind was one of these losing control and flying right into the people waiting for help, with horrendous results.

On the positive side, it's sooo quiet......not.

 

[mean dad]

I could ride it to work. :x

 

[redruM]

Meanwhile.. is that aggressive sportbike riding position really necessary? lol so silly.

 

[aminalmutha]

Someone watched too much TRON.

 

[bergmen]

Outside of the unprotected props (which seems ridiculous even at the prototype stage), any sort of drone type levitation device will unleash clouds of dust and debris making them essentially useless in any sort of crowded environment.

Dan

 

[budman]

Might work as a crowd control device. :laughing

I got an immediate thought of decapitation of the fleeing perp.

 

[mrzuzzo]

I got an immediate thought of decapitation of the fleeing perp.

Yeah, it's a dual-purpose device. Crowd control, emergency response, beheadings all in one!

 

[carries an axe]

the whole "Urban Air Mobility" crowd is really forgetting that we have helicopters that do a much better job and have the regulatory structure in place to keep these folks wishing for a while. Don't get me wrong I love the idea of your own air taxi however dealing with the FAA often, the lobbying efforts required to bring this on a mass scale are ridiculously far-fetched right now.

 

[Holeshot]

Better off with Ostriches.