27 Mar Here is Cora!
Thanks to Google co-founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk, flying taxis are getting closer !
The start-up has chosen New Zealand to test its product especially for its uncongested airspace.
Named Cora, this autonomous vehicule, designed for two passengers is powered by 12-rotor plane-drone hybride and takes off vertically. The aircraft can also deploy a parachute in case of a problem
The cora can travel a distance of 100km at a speed of 180km/h and reach an altitude of 915 meters
Kitty Hawk is already working on an app and technology to allow customers to hail flying taxis.
See the video below:
More information here:
https://www.rtbf.be/tendance/techno/detail_le-gourou-de-google-teste-des-taxis-volants-en-nouvelle-zelande?id=9866056&utm_source=rtbftendance&utm_campaign=social_share&utm_medium=email_share
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/13/kitty-hawk-autonomous-drone-flying-taxi-service-regulatory-approval-google-larry-page