No Roads Needed: Google-Backed Flying Cars For Sale By End Of 2017

Jon Alternative Media, Blogosphere, Government

Ever wanted to ride a flying drone? Well, if you’ve got the money, you might get the chance to by the end of the year.
ABC News reported Monday that a Google-backed Silicon Valley startup has just completed testing on an ‘octocopter’ that’s all-electric, can seat one person, and fly up to 15 feet in the air.
The company, Kitty Hawk, says all the necessary legal steps have been taken, and the Kitty Hawk Flyer – designed only for use over water – is just about ready for production. The company says it will begin selling the Flyer this year.
‘You don’t need a pilot’s license, and you’ll learn to fly in minutes,’ the company said in a statement, adding that the machine is ‘safe, tested and legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas.’

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 27, 2017.