China and US Soar Ahead in Flying Car Patent Race

China and the US account for the lion’s share of the 1,106 patent applications for flying cars submitted between 2012 and 2018, Nikkei reported, citing a report by the Japan Patent Office. Chinese nationals submitted 444 applications compared with 399 from the United States.

The Japanese market for the technology is forecast to expand to about 700 billion yen ($6 billion) in 2030, the report added, citing PwC Consulting.

Read the full report: Nikkei Asia.

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.