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We're now told that class 5 driverless vehicles are really the only way we'll ever see them in mainstream use and that it is a not too distant future - with all that it entails, some aspects of technology will be hauled up to spec and things will inevitably look dated, possibly even drones and maybe driverless cars themselves will be bypassed in favour of flying driverless transport..., who knows...

So my question, what should stretch the limits of what is currently known by anyone, is about a concept I penned a good few years ago now, easily leaning on a full decade, that still has possible useful purpose and function in the present and foreseeable future...

  • Essentially it's a hands free computer, but these are the vital prerequisites [while the rest of the concept was pure fantasy]....;

    It flies - the user may refer to it as 'a satellite' complimenting their cerebral existence....
    It harvests energy as part of it's physical construction - whether solar, kinetic or otherwise, it [efficiently] runs forever, or until it breaks.
    It is transparent until you need to see information on it, whereupon it contrasts well enough in full daylight.
    It is never experiencing lag/buffer/upgrade or any incursion known to impede full & rapid processing
    The user is naturally imbued with ways to interface, all this is taken into consideration - we are a species built on communication after all.
    To read more and for the 'sci-fi' gen and to get an idea of it's aerobatic ability, please direct your browser; https://christianhilton.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/the-year-is-twelvty-ten/

Look forward to hearing from you :)

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— your “flying satellite” sketch hits the right technical axes. Short, practical read: what already exists, what still trips up the idea, and where to focus if someone wanted a prototype.

Long-endurance flight: high-altitude, solar-powered platforms already demonstrate multi‑week continuous flight, and modern research shows larger designs aiming for months. For near‑ground persistent operation, tethered UAVs (power + fiber/data to ground) are a mature approach that trades absolute mobility for effectively continuous uptime. (businesswire.com)

See‑through displays and daylight legibility: transparent OLED panels exist (commercial, decorative and signage use), but their peak brightness and contrast are limited compared with direct sunlight — small transparent UI panels will get washed out outdoors. For wearable/close‑to‑eye use, optical waveguides or retinal‑projection approaches give much better contrast and lower stray‑light problems; companies building next‑gen AR use dynamic dimming and waveguide tricks to make virtual content readable in bright environments. (lg.com)

Latency, compute and “no lag” expectations: eliminating perceived lag requires a split architecture — real‑time sensing and inference on local silicon (NPUs, optimized on‑device models) plus selectable edge compute for heavier tasks. Telecom/edge offerings (MEC/Wavelength zones) are already designed to cut round‑trip times for 5G devices; still, hardware failures, software updates, and intermittent links make “zero interruptions forever” an unrealistic promise. Design for graceful degradation. (aws.amazon.com)

Natural interfaces and limits of BCI: eye/hand/voice input are production‑ready (they’re in current mixed‑reality products). Direct brain interfaces are rapidly advancing in clinics and labs but remain primarily medical/experimental today — not yet a drop‑in consumer channel for everyday control. Also plan early for safety, privacy and airspace rules: UAS operations in many jurisdictions are tightly regulated. (en.wikipedia.org)

Practical roadmap (prototype): start tethered or collaborate with existing HAPS providers for comms/power; use a waveguide or retinal projection module for daylight clarity; keep latency‑sensitive functions on‑device and push heavier processing to proximate edge nodes; and treat safety/regulatory compliance and fallback behavior as first‑class design constraints. This keeps the idea ambitious, but technically grounded.

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