Day: March 16, 2018

Larry Page’s flying taxis approach regulatory approval in New Zealand

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New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is set to announce a new agreement with a company financed by Google co-Founder Larry Page to test autonomous air taxis for official certification in the country, reports The New York Times. Kitty Hawk, the company building the autonomous planes, has aspirations the partnership will lead to a commercial network of taxis in the country in the next three years. Kitty Hawk is already reportedly working on an Uber-like app that will allow customers to hail one of its air taxis. In an email to the NYT,…

U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes in Western Iraq

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Washington (AP) — A U.S. military helicopter has crashed in western Iraq with seven service members on board, U.S. officials said Thursday The officials said that so far there is no indication that the Pave Hawk helicopter was shot down.  The helicopter is used by the Air Force for combat search and rescue, and was in transit from one location to another when it went down Thursday afternoon near the town of Qaim in Anbar Province Officials said that rescuers were responding to the location, but other details were not…