hovercar
Levitating future automobile
A hovercar is a vehicle that travels by floating above the ground rather than rolling on wheels.
The concept appears throughout science fiction, from futuristic cityscapes to interplanetary travel: Flying hovercars zipped between the towers.
Real-world hover technology exists in limited forms—hovercraft, magnetic levitation—but the sleek personal hovercar remains largely fictional.
Force opposing downward pull
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- airborneTraveling through air
repulsion · weightlessness · zero-g · levitate · cushion · altitude · stabilization · gyroscope
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- speederOne driving too quickly
- airspeederAerial personal transport
- skywayElevated connecting passage
- neonInert illuminating element
Jetsons · metropolis · dystopia · retrofuturism · spinner · autopilot · voice-activated
Minimizing drag through shape
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
chassis · bodywork · turbine · nacelle · airflow · spoiler · vortex · thruster
Regular work travel
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- trafficMovement along routes
- skywayElevated connecting passage
- navigationDetermining position and course
journey · mobility · transit · autonomous · taxi · rideshare · shuttle · urban
Enclosed passenger car
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- roadsterOpen two-seat sports car
limousine · compact · luxury · sports · two-seater · family · personal · commercial
antigravity
Force opposing downward pull
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
airborne · repulsion · weightlessness · zero-g · levitate · cushion · altitude · stabilization · gyroscope · maglev
cyberpunk
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- speederOne driving too quickly
- airspeederAerial personal transport
- skywayElevated connecting passage
Jetsons · neon · metropolis · dystopia · retrofuturism · spinner · autopilot · voice-activated
aerodynamic
Minimizing drag through shape
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- canopyOverhead protective covering
cockpit · chassis · bodywork · turbine · nacelle · airflow · spoiler · vortex · thruster · exhaust
commute
Regular work travel
navigation · journey · mobility · transit · autonomous · taxi · rideshare · shuttle · urban · suburban
sedan
Enclosed passenger car
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
roadster · limousine · compact · luxury · sports · two-seater · family · personal · commercial · emergency
- retrofuturismray guns, jetpacks, rocket ships, space helmets, bubble helmets
- hover vehicles
hovercarwheeled vehicle
Transport with rotating supports
tracked vehicle · automobile · car · horse and cart · wagon
hovercarhorse and buggy
Animal-drawn wheeled vehicle
horse-drawn carriage · oxcart · stagecoach · covered wagon · Model T