American aircraft maker Boeing has boosted the confidence of electric flying taxi maker Wisk by investing a further $450 million in its mission to build an autonomous and electric vertical take-off and landing. California-based Wisk is already owned by Boeing and Kitty Hawk, a firm founded by Larry Page.
eVTOLs are the next big thing in urban mobility. Even as Elon Musk takes the laborious approach of boring tunnels under the ground to move within the city, startups are taking to the skies to solve the problem of congestion on the roads. Aiding their progress is the NASA in the U.S., which has helped startups conduct flight tests for their air vehicle concepts and even experiment with fuel sources like hydrogen.
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