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Boeing Completes First Test of Autonomous eVTOL Air-Taxi Prototype

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 10:20 PM ET

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Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences successfully conducted the first test flight of its all-electric autonomous passenger air vehicle, demonstrating vertical take-off, hovering, and landing.
This test is considered a significant step toward developing autonomous eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) air taxis for future urban passenger and cargo transport.
Boeing, through its NeXt division and Aurora, is a major player in this emerging market, with Aurora also partnered with Uber for its planned Uber Elevate "flying taxi" service.

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