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R&D cash for flying taxis and drones

30 August 2019
 

The Government has allocated £125m to a research programme into developing new aviation technologies such as flying urban taxis, electric passenger planes and freight-carrying drones.

The Future of Flight Challenge programme is being overseen by the Government’s UK Research and Innovation body. With £125m from the  industrial strategy challenge fund, the Government hopes to  lever-in £175m from industry. 

UK Research and Innovation says the initial focus...

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