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Kitty Hawk's first unmanned "taxi" in the world is gradually being improved and can be used in the near future.

While many of us are still looking forward to the day when the cars drive themselves on the road, Google's cofounder, Larry Page aims to a further future with the "flying taxi" named Cora due to work. Kitty Hawk created.

Unlike the concept images of other flying cars, Cora is equipped with a total of 12 propellers on her wings, allowing it to take off vertically like helicopters.

Cora - The first flying taxi in the world.

Thus, Cora can take off from small positions without long runways like regular planes. When taking off, Cora can fly at a speed of 175km / h at a maximum height of 1000 meters.

Not stopping there, the most astonishing thing that Kitty Hawk introduced about this product was that they intended to equip Cora with a completely automatic autopilot system without the need for a pilot to sit in the cockpit. . Currently, Kitty Hawk is in talks with the New Zealand government to test this "self-driving taxi" in the country. According to an optimistic share, Cora may be marketed in 2021.

According to the experts, it is still necessary to improve a lot if Cora is to become a kind of taxi that can serve people. Because it still has some disadvantages.

For example, the wingspan of up to 12 meters makes Cora quite bulky, contrary to the convenience and compactness of the current transport types. In addition, Cora's electric motor can only fly up to 100km. However, this is not an important issue because Cora taxi uses a direct route rather than following the road route as a normal car so 100km is relatively enough for this type of service to operate. dynamic.

This Cora flying taxi currently has about 2 seats for passengers.

According to Kitty Hawk, this Cora flying taxi currently has about 2 seats for passengers. The control system is also equipped with up to 3 redundant computers in case the autopilot system fails. And if a crash occurs, Cora's emergency parachute system will be activated.

The idea of ​​flying cars has existed since the 20s of the last century and is used as a material for many fiction stories. However, it is not until 2018 that we can turn our dreams of true flying cars into reality, even if it is necessary to apply them to life, it will take some time. Long research.