A couple of weeks ago I wrote about The Jetsons, a comic book based on a cartoon series back in the 60’s (link to blog post). So when I saw an article in the Minneapolis StarTribune on Sunday, March 4th entitled George Jetson would be impressed I was intrigued.
The article written by Daisuke Wakabayashi and starts out:
“Flying cars are just starting to inch their way out of science fiction. But that is not stopping some companies from planning for flying taxi service.
A grow collection of tech companies, aircraft manufacturer, automakers and investors are betting that fleets of battery –powered aircraft will give rise to air taxi services, perhaps as soon as the next decade. Some of those taxis, the companies hope, may even use artificial intelligence to fly themselves.”
Hmm…It seems this “George Jetson air travel” may become a reality, and it may come sooner than expected.
A cartoon become reality…
Kind of crazy! I remember as a young girl thinking “what if people we talk to over the phone could see us?” and here we are – Skype and FaceTime.
It seems that, so often, entertainment presents these scientific possibilities, and then they come true. It has been the pattern since the Jetsons. Hmmm … what next? AI maids?