Boeing's self-piloted passenger drone completes first test flight



Boeing has tested a prototype of its electric autonomous passenger drone — a vehicle that a year ago was just a concept design.

The US aerospace company tested the experimental aircraft, which it is calling a passenger air vehicle (PAV), last week in Manassas, Virginia.

The prototype is an example of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) aircraft, which are often referred to as flying cars, one of the first to make it from the drawing board to the skies.

Read more on Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/28/boeing-autonomous-passenger-drone-flying-car/

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