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George Jetson lives, well almost.

This new drive / fly incarnation is one of the most oft questions get I asked, will be available for sale at this year’s New York auto show and for a deposit of $10,000 you can reserve yourself one.

If that isn’t enough Mercedes Benz is working on a prototype invisible car ; Google is perfecting the driverless car and Japan’s Obayashi Corporation is working on an elevator that will take you up to your local space station – so all in all tomorrow’s travel choices are set to change.

These are just a few of the stories Adelaine, Clem and I chatted our way through in this week’s ABC Radio Australia’s Future Tech segment.

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Konichiwa – Radio 6PR FutureTech Segment – 21 November 2010

This weeks segment is live from Tokyo Japan as we discuss my travels around Tokyo’s Akihibara – the electronic and gadget district, the Japanese view on all things gadgetry, the future and electronics, my driverless cars experience and meeting robots.

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ABC Radio Australia – FutureTech Segment – 23rd July 2010

Driverless cars; the future of the automobile; alternate fuels, 3D food printers and an Australian election update are on the agenda as Phil, Ryan Egan, Hong Kong radio’s Phil Whelan and I work our way through another FutureTech segment on Radio ABC Australia.

Listen to this weeks segment now, or listen each Friday at 11.20 a.m. (Aust EST) and join me on Twitter for in between news and views from the future.