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Infographic: Sci-Fi and the Future of Transport

10 Machines that have leapt from fiction to reality

Okay, so it’s 2017 and we still don’t have flying cars… yet. But science fiction ideas have influenced actual vehicles for decades. Check out this infographic showing how Sci-Fi continues to inspire and influence the direction of technological advancement.

(Credit Alex Andrews, via webuyanycar.com)

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