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　　the flying car startup Kittyhawk formed by Google co-founder Larry Page (Larry Page) is about to close.

　　Kittyhawk issued a statement saying: "We have made the decision that Kittyhawk will be shut down. We are working out the details for the next steps."

　　In 2010, Page hired Sebastian Thrun and established Zee.Aero. Later, Page invested in Kittyhawk and brought Zee.Aero under his command. Thrun has worked on Google's self-driving cars and other projects. In 2017, Kittyhawk showed a prototype flying car, and Thrun has said that he hopes that users can one day summon flying cars through Lyft and Uber.

　　In 2018, Kittyhawk showed off a flying car model, the Flyer, which can fly up to 20 miles with one person. Thrun said at the beginning of the year that the Flyer would be in the sky within five years. In 2019, Kittyhawk and Boeing reached a strategic partnership.

　　Surprisingly, Kittyhawk then announced that it had abandoned the Flyer project and turned its focus to the electric aircraft Heaviside. While Kittyhawk's relationship is imminent, its partnership with Boeing won't be affected.

　　"Kittyhawk's decision to cease operations does not change Boeing's commitment to Wisk," Kittyhawk said in a statement. "We are honored to be a founding member of Wisk Aero, and we are excited to see the work Boeing is doing to drive innovation through electric air travel," said Kittyhawk. Achieving sustainable growth. We don’t think Kittyhawk’s changes will affect the operation of Wisk or other programs.”