“Blade Runner” painted a dystopian portrait in 1982 of what 2019 would look like: Life on other worlds, flying cars, robots that may as well be actual human beings. But how much of that tech came true? Sure, we’ve got robots. But they’re pretty far from the film’s replicants. Here are seven examples of “Blade Runner” 2019 tech we’re still waiting for, plus a bonus two we’ve managed to actually get our hands on…
Flying Cars in ‘Blade Runner’
Deckard’s police car is a sweet ride, and we’re definitely looking forward to bypassing traffic on the 405 in favor for a more scenic sky view. We have to wonder how they’ll regulate air and ground traffic, though. Where will they even put the stop lights?