Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO

Published on February 6, 2025

Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that inventors all over the world are striving to make a reality, while patents for combustion engines are “flatlining”, the UN intellectual property agency (WIPO) said on Thursday.

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