The "Hover Cars" (Episode: *"The Jetsons" Cameo, 1994)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Hover Cars" (Episode: *"The Jetsons" Cameo, 1994)

• What happened: The Simpsons shows a futuristic society where cars hover above the ground, much like the flying cars often depicted in science fiction.
• Reality: While we don’t yet have full-scale flying cars, the 2020s saw companies like Terrafugia, PAL-V, and even Uber exploring the possibility of flying cars. Companies have developed prototypes for vehicles that could be classified as flying cars or vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.