Google's Co-Founder Backs Kitty Hawk Flyer
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/
https://steemit.com/technology/@doitvoluntarily/ford-comes-out-on-top-in-self-driving-car-market
https://steemit.com/technology/@doitvoluntarily/singapore-looks-to-implement-flying-taxi-system
https://steemit.com/technology/@doitvoluntarily/new-futuristic-drone-car-hybrid-unveiled-at-geneva-motor-show
Amazing. I want one :)
Fabulous! Thanks!
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sumptuously!
Resteemed :)
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man that is really nice of you to say, thank you!
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It is a pleasure, I have tried putting up more than one post a day before and it drained me. Even putting one post up everyday is hard, as some days I don't know what to write about. I know that consistency pays off in the end so keep it up :D
I really enjoy what I write about so it sure is fun:)
That's awesome!
Just checked. They go on sale at the end of the year but they are not revealing the price
https://kittyhawk.aero/faq/
Brilliant. I,d love one . Lets see how much they cost though.
This is so cool! No more quiet days at the lake :))
it is usually not that quiet at the lakes I frequent lol what with the kids, other families, boats, sea-doos and so on..
I imagine those feelings! Wow! Bravo for your great post!