Where are the flying cars?

Ok, when I was kid in the 1970s-1980s I had this vision of the 21st century where computers, flying cars, robots, space, and various technologies would be the norm. Well here we are a few years into the 21st century and the only thing I use everyday as I envisioned are computers. Everything else in our society is only a slight evolution of what existed in the early 1980s. Like most scientific minded or technology oriented people of my generation, I think we got short changed in the last 20-years or maybe as kids we had overly active imaginations about the future.

The Moller Skycar and others I've seen are a step in the right directions however, they are no where near being a marketable product that can be purchased by the average individual. Maybe Honda or Toyota will make this happen since they seem to be heading in the general direction that I envision. Both companies have R&D aerospace divisions (article about Honda Aerospace) which tend to maintain a low profile. Hey, these companies are also leaders in robotics and seem to have a vision of practical use of their robotic technologies.

More on this later...