Sadly in this day and age no government/corporation do anything just to prove they can, corporations governments generally demand a return on their investment, unfortunately too much is controlled by the worst invention of the 20th century these days " the management accountant" these people see no return and are invariably so risk averse they inhibit innovation to a degree.
I can only see innovation carried out by philanthropists like musk, at present and they only exist due to their extreme wealth in part created by accounts!