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    Google co-founder funded company unveils autonomous flying taxis

    Google co-founder funded company unveils autonomous flying taxis

    By Mudit Dube
    Mar 17, 2018
    06:40 am

    What's the story

    For sometime now, Kitty Hawk, a company funded by Google co-founder Larry Page, has been secretly testing a new kind of autonomous flying taxis in New Zealand.

    It has now announced that it would begin the regulatory approval process in New Zealand where these flying taxis will be tested for an official certification.

    Here's more on this development.

    Meet Cora

    Kitty Hawk's autonomous flying taxis

    Cora, Kitty Hawk's two-person autonomous flying taxi, is a fully-electric 12 rotor plane-cum-drone aircraft that can take off vertically like a helicopter and fly like an airplane using the rear propeller.

    With a wingspan of 36 feet, Cora can fly at upto 177 kmph for a total flying distance of 100 kms and can reach a maximum altitude of 3,000 feet.

    The Trio

    Larry Page, Kitty Hawk and Cora and their plans

    Personally funded by Google co-founder Larry Page, Kitty Hawk is being run by former Google X director Sebastian Thrun.

    The company hopes to obtain official certification within three years and become the first company to launch a commercial air taxi service.

    Kitty Hawk, which readied Cora in eight years, is currently working on an app for customers to hail air taxis.

    Quote

    How can flying taxis change your life?

    "Designing an air taxi for everyday life means bringing the airport to you. That's why Cora can take off and land like a helicopter, eliminating the need for runways," says Kitty Hawk. "Cora has the potential to transform spaces like rooftops/parking lots into places to take off."

    The twofold theory

    Finally, what is this agreement with NZ all about?

    Firstly, this agreement with New Zealand government will be a step towards the commercialization of this technology and will encourage other developed nations to innovate in this space.

    Secondly, with exhaustive tests, NZ can develop rules and regulations concerning air taxis, which can serve as templates for other nations like the US and UAE, which have made some advancements in this technology.

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