new tech

Flying cars are the epitome of futuristic technology that we thought we might have by now… but don’t. Efforts have been made to build roadable aircraft (the serious name for “flying car”) it seems the current best effort is the admittedly impressive- looking Terrafugia Transition, which can cruise in the air at 93 knots or zip around highways at 70 mph. At a cost of $279,000 it is accessible to the wealthy amongst us and a good step toward the cars that litter the airways of New York City in 2263 (The Fifth Element). But the Transition still has those pesky wings…