DIAGRAMS! The flying cars Google's cofounder has spent $100 million building
Getty / Justin Sullivan
The billionaire CEO of Google parent company Alphabet has funnelled cash into two different companies working on the space-age technology - while working so hard to keep his involvement a secret that employees of one of the companies wouldn't even say his name.
One of the companies, Zee.Aero, was launched back in 2010. It is based in Mountain View, near Google's offices, and has nearly 150 employees. It even has two prototype vehicles that it tests regularly.
Thanks to a series of patent filings, we can see the kind of flying car designs that the Zee.Aero has experimented with. Bloomberg reports that it is moving away from these towards a "simpler, more conventional-looking design" - but the diagrams still give a glimpse at what's inside the incredibly secretive project.
- Some Tesla factory workers realized they were laid off when security scanned their badges and sent them back on shuttles, sources say
- I tutor the children of some of Dubai's richest people. One of them paid me $3,000 to do his homework.
- India not benefiting from democratic dividend; young have a Kohli mentality, says Raghuram Rajan
- Indo-Gangetic Plains, home to half the Indian population, to soon become hotspot of extreme climate events: study
- 7 Vegetables you shouldn’t peel before eating to get the most nutrients
- Gut check: 10 High-fiber foods to add to your diet to support digestive balance
- 10 Foods that can harm Your bone and joint health
- 6 Lesser-known places to visit near Mussoorie