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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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Key Takeaways:

Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences successfully conducted the first test flight of its all-electric, autonomous passenger air vehicle, demonstrating vertical takeoff, hovering, and landing.
This flight is a significant step towards developing autonomous eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) air taxis for urban passenger and cargo transport.
The project is part of Boeing's futuristic NeXt division and Aurora Flight Sciences is partnering with Uber for its planned "Uber Elevate" flying taxi service.

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