• Question: How fast do you think the fastest car will go in 20 years time?

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      Asked by GeeDAwG-TSQD to John, Laura, Luke, Rob, Ruth on 15 Jun 2016.
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        John Fossey answered on 15 Jun 2016:

        In 20 years I hope we have jet packs and teleport machines

        Driverless cars will mean we can travel faster more safely so I think the safety of driverless means other safety features and steering etc can be removed – saving weight so even without advancing any other technological aspects the weight savings of driverless and driver assisted cars means speed can go up quite a lot

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        Robert Williams answered on 15 Jun 2016:

        There will be flying cars in about 10 years time so it is likely that the fastest cars will break the sound barrier.
        Thrust SSC hopes to do that [break the sound barrier that is] in South Africa in the next 12-124 months.
        Hopefully it won’t fly but if it does it will be piloted by a jet fighter pilot

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        Ruth Patchett answered on 15 Jun 2016:

        I imagine they would be able to drive a lot faster as, like John says they won’t be controlled by people so chances of crashing will be reduced. I think one of the things that may prevent cars from being as fast as they could be would be a major change in fuel source. We need to figure out how to make lightweight batteries ideally. A good challenge for you future scientists!

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        Luke Williams answered on 16 Jun 2016:

        Not sure we will ever really go for flying cars, they’ve been promised for quite a while now! Driverless cars will become mainstream though I reckon.

        As for fastest, with Robert here, the Bloodhound will probably be the fastest – going for the land speed record. Then again, at what point does it stop being a car and start being a land jet? No idea, but its cool, and they are hoping to go above 1000mph.

        See: http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/

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        Laura Finney answered on 20 Jun 2016:

        They think in the future that people won’t even have cars! They think driverless cars will become huge and your driveway will become a parking space so a car will just sit there if it is not needed. If you want to go somewhere you order a car or just hop into the one in your driveway that isn’t being used! I’m not sure how I feel about the idea to be honest.

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