Sports car maker Porsche and aerospace company Boeing partnered to explore opportunities in premium urban air mobility market

Briefing

Sports car maker Porsche and aerospace company Boeing partnered to explore opportunities in premium urban air mobility market

October 18, 2019

Briefing

  • Porsche-Boeing Partnership – Porsche and Boeing announced on October 10, 2019 that they signed Memorandum of Understanding to explore market opportunities in premium urban air mobility vehicles
  • New International Team – Will build new international team to analyze market potential of air vehicles and possible use cases
  • Autonomous Passenger Drone – Will develop, implement and test fully electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle concept with participation of subsidiary companies, including drone maker Aurora Flight Sciences
  • Expansion – Partnership builds on existing work to develop safe and efficient new mobility ecosystem
  • Benefits – Urban air vehicles can transport passengers more quickly and efficiently than ground transport, at lower cost and greater flexibility

Accelerator

Sector

Transportation and Logistics

Function

Research and Development

Organization

Boeing Co., Porsche AG

Source

Original Publication Date

October 10, 2019

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