When people ask why we don't have flying cars this is why.
Least we forget in 1959 the US car industry was already 60 years old.
Least we forget in 1959 the US car industry was already 60 years old.
To stay in the air, you either need to push a lot of air down (like a helicopter or drone), or have wings and push a lot of air backwards (like an airplane).
The former allows you to hover, but is incredibly loud. The latter allows gliding, but requires a runway for takeoff/landing, not to mention a lot of lateral space for wings.
Unless we have a breakthrough discovery and find a way to create lift without requiring either speed or moving a ton of air, the sci-fi visions of flying cars will remain fiction.
The car industry fought tooth and nail against seat belts and other things like collapsible steering columns.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
I am certain that some car makers did not like the idea, but you cant say that the industry as a whole fought against seatbelts.