According to Zhitong Finance, Boeing has pledged to invest another $450 million in an existing joint venture to develop autonomous air taxis , California-based Wisk Aero. Unlike most electric air taxi companies, Wisk focuses on autonomous flight. The company has not provided a date for commissioning, but said its autonomous passenger vehicle will be the first air taxi to be certified in the United States.
In 2021, flying cars or flying machines will become one of the popular tracks, according to Morgan Stanley statistics, there are currently about 200 companies in the world engaged in the development and production of manned aerial vehicles. This is mainly due to the support of capital, the vision of unlocking the potential of air traffic, and the improvement of global airspace management.
In China, Xiaopeng Automobile's ecological enterprise, Xiaopeng Huitian's sixth-generation flying car, is scheduled to be mass-produced in 2024. On January 10, Guangdong Huitian Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Xiaopeng Huitian, underwent a change of industry and commerce, and the registered capital increased from US$50 million to US$120 million, an increase of 140%. On January 21, EHang Intelligent announced that AirX Co., Ltd., a Japanese air transportation digital platform company, has ordered 50 EH216 series autonomous vehicles, which is the largest pre-sale order ever received by EHang Intelligence in Japan.
On the whole, the commercial landing of the aircraft industry is expected to be highly concentrated on B-end services such as landscape and rescue for the time being. Investment banks such as Morgan Stanley believe that around 2025 will be a major node in the practical application of global aircraft.
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