Saudi Arabia's Neom is getting electric shuttle ships that appear to hover over water to transport passengers in its waterways

• Saudi Arabia's Neom ordered eight electric shuttles from Sweden-based Candela.
• The Candela P-12 shuttles are high-speed electric foil ships that sit above the water.
• Candela says the shuttle design allows it to use 80% less energy than conventional ships.

Saudi Arabia's "city of the future" is set to get its own ships of the future — electric passenger shuttles that appear to fly as they move through the water.