Larry Page's Kitty Hawk unveils autonomous flying taxis
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#3J1NK)
Two-person, 110mph electric craft made by Google co-founder's drone company begins regulatory approval process in New Zealand
Autonomous flying taxis just took one big step forward to leaping off the pages of science fiction and into the real world, thanks to Google co-founder Larry Page's Kitty Hawk.
The billionaire-backed firm has announced that it will begin the regulatory approval process required for launching its autonomous passenger-drone system in New Zealand, after conducting secret testing under the cover of another company called Zephyr Airworks.
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