Boeing and Porsche team up to develop flying car

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US aircraft giant Boeing and German sports car maker Porsche have announced they are teaming up to "explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace," through "a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle".The announcement did not include any details about the amount of money or other resources the two companies plan to invest in the effort, or a target date or price range.

It has announced a major push into the development of electric vehicles, setting a target of building 22 million electric cars across its brands over the next 10 years. "We are combining the strengths of two leading global companies to address a potential key market segment of the future," says Detlev von Platen, a member of the Porsche board in charge of sales and marketing.The companies say it could be "the third dimension of travel".

 

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