Aerospace firm Boeing successfully conducted first test flight of autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV), which could be used for Uber Air, Uber’s air taxi service, by 2023

Briefing

January 30, 2019

Briefing	Test Flight – Aerospace company Boeing completed first test flight of autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Virginia, U.S. on January 22, 2019 Size – Vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft measures 30 feet (9.14 meters) long and 28 feet (8.53 meters) wide Autonomous and Electric – Completely autonomous from takeoff to landing, powered by electric propulsion system Applications – Include air taxi and other commercial air services Uber Partnership – Partnering with Uber to launch air taxi service called Uber Air, which will launch in 2023
Accelerator	Transportation and Mobility
Market Disruption	Innovation Partnerships
Business Model and Practices Business Model and Practices	Innovative Partnerships
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Organization	Boeing Co., Uber Technologies Inc.
Source	"Boeing autonomous passenger air vehicle completes first flight," Boeing, http://www.boeing.com/; Boyle, A., "Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight", GeekWire, https://www.geekwire.com/; LeBeau, P., "Boeing's first test flight of air taxi a success as it works on making Uber Air a reality", CNBC, http://www.cnbc.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	January 23, 2019

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