What if instead of calling an Uber when you need a lift, you simply call for an “air taxi”. That may become a reality sooner than you think after Google co-founder Larry Page and his Kitty Hawk company unveiled Cora, an electric aircraft that takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane. Cora has self-flying software built into it, and can fly at about 115 miles per hour. Take a look here at this amazing aircraft as it flies in New Zealand.
This “air taxi” takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane
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