---
title: "Porsche and Boeing Want to Build This Sexy Flying Car Together"
description: "German carmaker Porsche is teaming up with aerspace giant Boeing to build a luxurious personal aircraft for those who can afford it."
date: "2019-10-11"
modified: "2019-10-11"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/porsche-boeing-flying-car"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Boeing"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "boeing"
  - "flying cars"
  - "flying taxi"
  - "porsche"
  - "the digest"
---

# Porsche and Boeing Want to Build This Sexy Flying Car Together

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/porsche-boeing-flying-car.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Boeing/Porsche\</em\>*

## Flying Porsche

German carmaker Porsche is teaming up with aerospace giant Boeing to build a resplendent flying car — a speedy and elegant way for the ultra-wealthy to glide over frustrated peasants stuck in road traffic below.

"Porsche is looking to enhance its scope as a sports car manufacturer by becoming a leading brand for premium mobility," said Porsche exec Detlev von Platen in a [press release](<https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2019-10-10-Porsche-and-Boeing-to-Partner-on-Premium-Urban-Air-Mobility-Market#assets_20295_130523-117:20645>). "In the longer term, this could mean moving into the third dimension of travel."

## Premium Rush

According to Boeing NeXt executive Steve Nordlund, the partnership will provide "an opportunity to investigate the development of a premium urban air mobility vehicle with a leading automotive brand." Emphasis on premium — this isn't going to be an aircraft for the average Joe.

Fittingly, the renders are gorgeous, with sleek accented lines that seemingly are inspired by Porsche's iconic car designs.

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/porsche-boeing-flying-car2-1200x630.jpg>)
*Image Credit: Boeing/Porsche*

Neither Boeing nor Porsche are the first companies to try for the elusive flying car market.

Flying car startup Kitty Hawk [recently revealed](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/kitty-hawk-flying-car-heaviside>) its third vertical take and landing aircraft, featuring a 100 mile range. German flying car maker Volocopter also [showed off](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/flying-taxi-volocopter-flight-german-city>) its air taxi as it took flight over a German city earlier this year.

**READ MORE:** [Porsche teams up with Boeing to build flying cars for rich people](<https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/11/20909771/porsche-boeing-partnership-flying-cars-rich-people>) \[*The Verge*\]

**More on flying cars:** *[Kitty Hawk’s Extremely Quiet Flying Car Has a 100-Mile Range](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/kitty-hawk-flying-car-heaviside>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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