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 Post subject: Larry Page's Flying Taxis
PostPosted: 13 Mar 2018, 08:04 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/business/dealbook/flying-taxis-larry-page.html

"The company, known as Kitty Hawk and run by Sebastian Thrun, who helped start Google’s autonomous car unit as the director of Google X, has been testing a new kind of fully electric, self-piloting flying taxi."

"The aircraft, known as Cora, has a wingspan of 36 feet with a dozen rotors all powered by batteries. It can fly about 62 miles and carry two passengers."


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 Post subject: Re: Larry Page's Flying Taxis
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We need to consolidate all these flying car threads into one.


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Seems that the Google magic is failing Kitty Hawk. Their business plan is changing significantly ... and Boeing may be acquiring the technology:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremyboga ... fb59d258ab

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A lot of tech companies are discovering that throwing tons of coders, flexible work spaces and free coffee at the problem cannot change the laws of physics.


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A lot of tech companies are discovering that throwing tons of coders, flexible work spaces and free coffee at the problem cannot change the laws of physics.


As one crusty old engineering professor once said “we obey the laws thermodynamics on this planet, son”


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