Rafi Yoeli, founder and CEO of Urban Aeronautics, stands next to a prototype of the Cormorant, a drone, at the company's workshop in Yavne, Israel December 22, 2016. Picture taken December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
YAVNE, Israel: After 15 years of development, an Israeli tech firm is optimistic it will finally get its 1,500kg (1.5 tonne) passenger carrying drone off the ground and into the market by 2020.
The Cormorant, billed as a flying car, is capable of transporting 500kg (around half a tonne) of weight and travelling at 185km (115 miles) per hour. It completed its first automated solo flight over terrain in November. Its total price is estimated at US$14mil (RM62.97mil).
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