Japan soars ahead with flying cars, takes Uber and Boeing onboard

Japan's Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko told reporters this month that flying cars could ease urban traffic snarls,

Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber Technologies Inc and Boeing Co in a government-led group to bring airborne vehicles to the country in the next decade.

The group will initially comprise 21 businesses and organizations, including Airbus SE, NEC Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp.-backed startup called Cartivator, ANA Holdings Inc, Japan Airlines Co, and Yamato Holdings Co, according to a statement Friday from the trade ministry in Tokyo. Delegates will gather Aug. 29 to help chart a road map this year, it said.

“The Japanese government will provide appropriate support to help realize the concept