An All-Electric Flying Car Just Launched, and You’ll Be Able to Buy It This Year – Futurism

In Brief Late last year, Google founder Larry Page was spotted driving around in a flying car. Today, the first footage of his prototype going airborne was finally released.

Kitty Hawk, the flying car company thats backed by Google founder Larry Page, just released its first video footage of their prototype in action.

The Kitty Hawk Flyer, as the company explains, is a fully electric aircraft that can fly over water and wont require drivers to have a pilots license to fly. The company also asserts that anyone who wants to operate the vehicle will be able to learn how to do so in just minutes.

In the video, which you can view below, the Kitty Hawk Flyer is shown lifting off over a lake. And while it certainly looks a lot more like a jetski with wingsand much less like a flying carthe company says that they have already received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly the first iteration of the vehicle in uncongested areas.

Weve all had dreams of flying effortlessly. Im excited that, one day very soon, Ill be able to climb onto my Kitty Hawk Flyer for a quick and easy personal flight, Page said to the New York Times.

Best of all, Kitty Hawk is prepping to bring their vehicle into commercial production by the end of this year (2017). Yes, you will be able to buy one this year; however, when it does become available for sale, it will likely face some stiff competition from other manufacturers.

Ultimately, there are a host of individuals and companies working on flying cars. For example, theresLithium Aviation, AeroMobil, and PAL-V, who have been pushing to get their own versions of an all-electric airborne vehicle into the market in recent months.

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