Kitty Hawk: It is known that the Larry Page, διευθύνων σύμβουλος της Alphabet Inc, της μητρικής εταιρείας της Google, επενδύει σε κάθε τρελή ιδέα. Το τελευταίο του "hobby" είναι το ιπτάμενο αυτοκίνητο.
Planets of this mysterious new vehicle that appeared on the internet show a rather weird vehicle called Kitty Hawk.
Created by Sebastian Thrun, who helped create Google's own self-driving project.
The prototype of the Kitty Hawk Flyer looks like a very small one helicopter χωρίς όλα τα "περιττά" που αποσκοπούν στην προστασία του οδηγού. Τη Δευτέρα που μας πέρασε, ο Thrun έδωσε ένα link μέσω του Twitter που οδηγεί στην ιστοσελίδα του Kitty Hawk.
The electric aircraft look very much like Jet Sky. The final version will obviously look very different, as this prototype does not look like something that can provide you with so much better safety.
The flying vehicle weighs approximately 100 pounds and can fly up to 25 miles per hour. Kitty Hawk can take off and land vertically, just like a helicopter. Just sit on it as you would with a Jet Sky and you can control it, with buttons and a joystick, again like a helicopter.
The machine is apparently safe, tested and legal to operate within the borders of the United States, as long as it flies in areas that do not exhibit problems. You don't need a pilot's license to fly it, since you can learn how to operate it with a few hours of training.
At the moment we do not know how much it will cost, but the first stakeholders will have a discount of 2.000 dollars if they pay up to 100 dollars from today.
Check out the project website and video below: