By what time do you think we will have hover cars?

Answer 1

Unless there is some kind of radical break through in the technology of both the basic principal and an electronic guidance system - I don't see it happening.

The roads are full of nut jobs now that have all they can do to keep between the lines on a paved road - imagine them in a hover car?? - scary, to say the least.

Answer 2

Hover cars will always be impractical until anti-gravity is invented. Thats pretty much Star Trek technology that can be lumped in with nuclear fusion and phaser weapons, so don't expect any of that in your lifetime.

Answer 3

Never. The amount of energy required to lift something a few inches off the ground is ridiculous, there is no reason to do that when you can just roll along the ground and expend only a small amount of energy combating friction.

Personal aircraft I could see, the ability to fly yourself quickly to another city hundreds of miles away makes sense, but there is no reason to ever build a 'hovercar' except to prove you can.

Answer 4

Never. Mechanical failure is too catastrophic. Big difference between a blown tire or blown car engine and your vehicle having problems and falling out of the sky. They also have cargo weight limitations and are far less efficient than wheel based transportation.

Answer 5

When the cost of tires is greater than the cost of energy to create the lift.

Answer 6

http://www.skycar.co.za/

They don't hover in any unconventional manner but they do exist. They're not practical though.

Answer 7

the 12 of never!!

Answer 8

probably more than 50 years from now.