The October 15, 1958 Lethbridge Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta) ran a story describing the transportation options of the future. Below are excerpts as well as the piece in its entirety.
The kind of automobile that futuristic artists have portrayed since the late 1920’s and science fiction writers dream about may be closer than we think.
[The car of the future] may have no actual physical contact with the roadway when it travels or maybe just one wheel; electronic bumpers may surround it so that accidents at ultra-high speeds will be rare, power may come from a central source or perhaps through a ribbon in the pavement.
A hovering, helicopter-like vehicle is expected to become an actuality yet this year….
See also:
In 50 Years: Cars Flying Like Missiles! (Chicago Daily Tribune, 1959)
Disney’s Magic Highway, U.S.A. (1958)
