Kitty Hawk, the flying-car company run by Google veteran Sebastian Thrun and backed by Larry Page, told employees on Wednesday it is shutting down.

One such development might take the form of a self-flying Black Hawk helicopter, for which DARPA just gave one of the biggest names in this sector, Sikorsky, a contract worth $6 million.

The agency explained that silver carp can leap as high as 10 feet when startled by a boat’s motor or, in this case, an electric current used during population assessment studies.

Personal flying vehicles are all the rage just now, with Kitty Hawk one such outfit working hard to build a viable aircraft to take you places. Unveiled on Wednesday, June 6, the all-electric ...