A new all-electric flying car, the Kitty Hawk Flyer, is backed by Google's co-founder Larry Page.
The flying vehicle was just recently unveiled and it's expected to launch for sale later this year. The price for the vehicle hasn't been revealed yet, that won't come until later.
The vehicle is an ultralight aircraft and so those who want to operate them don't need to have a pilot's license in order to do so. Kitty Hawk has already been offering a priority waiting list to folks who want to sign-up for a $100 3-year membership. From that they would also get a $2000 discount on the retail price of the vehicle when it gets released.
The recently unveiled Kitty Hawk Flyer is just said to be one of several prototypes for the start-up.
Kitty Hawk has a mission and that's to make the dream of personal flight one of reality. They are pressing forward with developing aircraft that are safe, fun, and easy-to-use. The recently unveiled model is one that has already been tested and deemed legal to operate in the U.S. in areas that are uncongested under FAA regulations pertaining to Ultralight aircraft.
The first one that they designed, seen in the test flight video above, was specifically designed to be flown over water. And as mentioned above, they are already working on other designs.
Whether it's new self-driving vehicles and/or flying cars and taxis, it's clear that the transportation landscape is quickly changing and might look much different in just a few years to come.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/technology/flying-car-technology.html
http://sfist.com/2017/04/24/kitty_hawk.php
https://kittyhawk.aero/about/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/04/24/flying-car-backed-googles-co-founder/100848734/
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