What We Thought This Decade Would Be Like Vs. Reality

We Would Commute In Flying Cars

The Jetsons only took place about 44 years from present day, but flying cars are shown to be not only readily available but so common they’re basically the modern SUV of Orbit City. It’s not to say that flying cars don’t exist in 2018, but they’re massively expensive and not really allowed on normal roads.

Currently, Uber is working on developing low-cost aerocar travel routes in a new app called UberAir. Unfortunately, batteries for flying cars are pretty limited and will only last for about 60 miles. As Popular Mechanics notes, the limitations of a Terrafugia Transition, a real-life flying car that can run up to 62 miles per hour, “remain enormous.” Better luck next time.