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Volkswagen is looking into flying vehicles in China, becoming the latest automaker to probe the possibilities of personal air travel.

Europe's largest automaker said in a statement on Tuesday that "vertical mobility" could be the next step after self-driving technology.

"Therefore we are investigating potential concepts and partners in a feasibility study [in China] to identify the possibility to industrialize this approach," it added.

语言点

1. look into 调查，考察，研究

· They set up a working party to look into the issue.

他们成立了一个特别工作组研究这个问题。

2. flying vehicles 飞行汽车

3. probe v. 探索，研究，盘问

· He didn't like the media probing into his past.

他不愿意媒体追问他的过去。

4. vertical mobility 垂直移动

5. investigate v. 调研

· 常见搭配：look into ＋概念/项目；probe possibility of sth. 探索某事的可能性；investigate potential concepts and partners 调研潜在的概念和合作伙伴

6. feasibility study 可行性研究

· feasibility report 可行性报告

7. industrialize v. 使……工业化、产业化

· The process was simple, and easy to industrialize.

该过程很简单，易于工业化。

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