Take a look at the secret flying car from Google's co-founder

Thanks to the ambitious work of Blade Runner and Back to the Future, we all have hopelessly high expectations of what flying cars should look like.

Unfortunately, while the industry focuses on autonomous tech and electrically powered vehicles, the dream of flying around in limited airspace has been ushered into the background.

With that said, Google co-founder Larry Page is still trying to lead the revolution, owning two (yes, two) flying car companies and keeping the dream alive with his mountains of cash.

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And now, it appears as if one of the prototypes has been spotted in the open.

OK, so the image from nearby worker Steve Eggleston doesn't show the contraption in the air, but the flying machine from startup Zee.Aero was reportedly heard whirring and hovering about Hollister Airport in California.

The eyewitnesses also claimed that the machine was able to vertically take off and land, though very little further info is actually known about the features of the futuristic vehicle.

A past Zee.Aero patent has shown an aircraft-like car parked in a typical lot, with descriptions also hinting that it would use battery power to generate lift from eight propellers, but the rest is pretty much up to your imagination.

So a faint glimmer of hope is out there, even if we're seemingly still a long way away from this becoming a mainstream alternative to the morning Tube or drive.

Oh, and if you just happen to have a knack for aircraft design, electrical power systems, active control, machine learning, aero-acoustics, composite structures, or systems integration, Zee is pretty interested in your services.

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