Kitty Hawk, a Silicon Valley start-up company funded by Google will offer flying cars by the end of the year. You don’t need a special license to drive them, and they will be available for consumer use in non-congested areas. Tired of those long security check-points at the airport? The OctoCopter might be for you.
The prototype is already up and running, and though the flying car is meant for over-water operation now, Kitty Hawk hopes to expand its use over time. The company states that, “The go-to-market Flyer will have a different design than the prototype Flyer that appears in our April 2017 photos and videos.”
Kitty Hawk
For now, it can hold an altitude of about 15 feet. It is essentially a one-person sized-drone or hover-craft. The Flyer operates in the FAR 103 Ultralight Category of US FAA regulations so it doesn’t require registration or a pilot’s license and may be flown “for recreational purposes.”
There is already a wait list and you must deposit $2,000 grand to join it. The flyer’s price has not yet been disclosed. I’m sure it won’t be cheap, but it looks like our Jetson-like future just got a lot closer.
Images: KittyHawk
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