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Boeing aims to bring flying cars to Asia by 2030

U.S. aircraft maker opens office in Japan's Nagoya to boost local R&D

Boeing is developing electric vertical take-off and landing craft at subsidiary Wisk Aero. (Photo by Sotaro Yumae)

TOKYO -- U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing plans to enter the flying car business in Asia by 2030, looking to tap demand for the fast, short-distance travel the vehicles could provide in the region's traffic-choked cities.

Boeing Chief Technology Officer Todd Citron revealed the plans to Nikkei.

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