Kitty Hawk’s first working prototype looks more like a flying raft by Alan Boyle on April 24, 2017 at 10:59 am April 24, 2017 at 11:18 am Share 6 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

Kitty Hawk is the “flying car” company that’s financially backed by Google founder Larry Page, and today it has published the first video of its prototype aircraft.

The Kitty Hawk Flyer is just one flying vehicle the Page-backed startup is working on. Page has reportedly invested more than $100 million into Kitty Hawk and its other division, Zee.Aero.

The flying car is the equivalent of transportation's carrot on a stick. It's a concept that always seems to be 3-5 years down the road. According to an Isreali inventor named Rafi Yoeli, the ...

Kitty Hawk is funded by Google cofounder Larry Page and led by CEO Sebastian Thrun, a self-driving car pioneer. Thrun sees personalized air transportation as the solution to traffic congestion.

Kitty Hawk, the flying-car company run by Google veteran Sebastian Thrun and backed by Larry Page, told employees on Wednesday it is shutting down. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Kitty Hawk's Heaviside uses its eight motors—six on the wings and two on a forward canard—to ... The new video shows the aircraft flying at 1,500 feet and producing a barely audible 38 ...