Larry Page's autonomous air taxi 'Cora' flies in New Zealand
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New Zealand is focused on becoming "net carbon zero" by the year 2050, which is why prime minister Jacinda Ardern embraced the emissions-free transportation project. Kitty Hawk has the agreement of the government to test Cora there and everyone involved hopes it will lead to the first commercial network of flying taxis.
Kitty Hawk's success is a wake-up call to other companies. In the air, Boeing and Airbus are expected to compete, while on the ground Uber is already thinking about taking to the skies with Uber Elevate. For now though, Kitty Hawk looks to be in the best position. The company has a working air taxi, an agreement to test it openly, and the goal of a commercial service in the near future. After that, the focus will surely turn to brining Cora to the US.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/359793/larry-pages-air-taxi-takes-flight
Kitty Hawk's success is a wake-up call to other companies. In the air, Boeing and Airbus are expected to compete, while on the ground Uber is already thinking about taking to the skies with Uber Elevate. For now though, Kitty Hawk looks to be in the best position. The company has a working air taxi, an agreement to test it openly, and the goal of a commercial service in the near future. After that, the focus will surely turn to brining Cora to the US.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/359793/larry-pages-air-taxi-takes-flight
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Every revolution has a story. The right people, the right time and the right place coming together for something special. In 1903, it was the Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The very same year, Richard Pearse took to the sky in New Zealand.
Our story starts with a group of dreamers from California with a big idea. To build the aircraft the world has been fantasizing about since Wilber and Orville––Marty’s Delorean, the Jetson’s Hovercar––an aircraft so personal it could weave the freedom of flight into our daily lives.
After almost 8 years of engineering, re-engineering and re-re-engineering, we had done it. We had designed an air taxi, affectionately named Cora, that could take off like a helicopter and transition to flying like a plane. The possibilities were limitless.
Cora had the potential to take off from a rooftop and hop across a city. To transform a parking lot into an airpad in your neighborhood. You wouldn’t have to know anything about flying a plane. Cora could fly for you. And it would be all-electric, helping to build a sustainable world.
It was time to take Cora out of R&D and start the process of bringing her to the world. Needless to say, we were excited. But there was a problem. A path to certifying an air taxi for everyday use just didn’t exist yet. We had our aircraft. We had our moment.
New Zealand was also on a quest. They had already built one of the world’s most sustainable energy ecosystems –– with 80% of the country powered by renewable energy. And now they were looking to harness the benefits of the electric mobility revolution.
But Dr Peter Crabtree of New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) saw the opportunity immediately. “In New Zealand, we know we can’t keep using the same old approaches to meet our future challenges. We saw Cora’s potential as a sustainable, efficient and transformative technology that can enrich people’s lives, not only in New Zealand, but ultimately the whole world.”
What emerged was a deeper partnership than we had ever imagined. Together with MBIE, New Zealand’s Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority were willing to work with us. And we discovered amazing communities like the City of Christchurch that were willing to engage with us about a future where the freedom of flight belongs to everyone.
We had found a community who shared our vision of a better world. Of a life where the sky connects us to the people and places that matter most. Even though we were at the very beginning of a long journey, things were looking up.
https://cora.aero/blog/findingourkittyhawk/
Our story starts with a group of dreamers from California with a big idea. To build the aircraft the world has been fantasizing about since Wilber and Orville––Marty’s Delorean, the Jetson’s Hovercar––an aircraft so personal it could weave the freedom of flight into our daily lives.
After almost 8 years of engineering, re-engineering and re-re-engineering, we had done it. We had designed an air taxi, affectionately named Cora, that could take off like a helicopter and transition to flying like a plane. The possibilities were limitless.
Cora had the potential to take off from a rooftop and hop across a city. To transform a parking lot into an airpad in your neighborhood. You wouldn’t have to know anything about flying a plane. Cora could fly for you. And it would be all-electric, helping to build a sustainable world.
It was time to take Cora out of R&D and start the process of bringing her to the world. Needless to say, we were excited. But there was a problem. A path to certifying an air taxi for everyday use just didn’t exist yet. We had our aircraft. We had our moment.
New Zealand was also on a quest. They had already built one of the world’s most sustainable energy ecosystems –– with 80% of the country powered by renewable energy. And now they were looking to harness the benefits of the electric mobility revolution.
But Dr Peter Crabtree of New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) saw the opportunity immediately. “In New Zealand, we know we can’t keep using the same old approaches to meet our future challenges. We saw Cora’s potential as a sustainable, efficient and transformative technology that can enrich people’s lives, not only in New Zealand, but ultimately the whole world.”
What emerged was a deeper partnership than we had ever imagined. Together with MBIE, New Zealand’s Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority were willing to work with us. And we discovered amazing communities like the City of Christchurch that were willing to engage with us about a future where the freedom of flight belongs to everyone.
We had found a community who shared our vision of a better world. Of a life where the sky connects us to the people and places that matter most. Even though we were at the very beginning of a long journey, things were looking up.
https://cora.aero/blog/findingourkittyhawk/
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I have a feeling that this has practical application.
I do not believe that this is a toy.
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I guess I do not understand your point.
A glider, of course, consumes practically no energy once in flight.
Similarly, An EV gives 100 miles to a gallon.
Running cost of Tesla is minimal.
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