Chinese electric vehicle company Xpeng has unveiled designs of what could be the world’s first flying car.
More than 500 companies are reportedly working on similarly designed vehicles, and roughly two dozen are already in testing phases. Xpeng, considered to be a rival to the U.S. brand Tesla, shared designs of the full-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVToL) flying car at its fourth annual Tech Day in Guangzhou, China, on Oct. 24. The electric car, according to the company, completed a maiden flight and several tests.
“Driven by our vision of ‘tech for the greater good’ and customers’ evolving demands, we continue to reach technical breakthroughs and set new industry benchmarks,” Xpeng chairman and CEO, He Xiaopeng, said at the event.
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