Other companies that have been involved in developing flying vehicles include the Hyundai group, the Lilium company and the Volocopter firm, which is supported by Mercedes-Benz, as well as Geely and Joby Aviation, supported by Toyota.Īudi and Porsche, also from the Volkswagen Group, have also presented flying taxi concepts, but it appears the parent company will lead the way. This company specializes in the development and sale of aeronautical products, particularly light aircraft. Several Chinese partners are contributing to the development, including Hunan Sunward Technology, a subsidiary of the Hunan-based Sunward Manufacturing Group. The Volkswagen Group sees the service as initially a high-end offering for individuals or small groups who want to save time when traveling within cities or heading to or from an airport. The targeted range is about 200 km, with a maximum carry load of four passengers and their luggage. is immediately recognisable as a zero-emission vehicle thanks to a newly developed design DNA for electric cars.3. VW says the vehicle should make its first flights this year to test its viability before a second-generation prototype is ready for more extensive testing, starting in the summer of 2023.Ĭonceptually speaking, the vehicle is equipped with eight propellers for vertical lift and two for horizontal flight. is the first Volkswagen in a completely new fleet of highly innovative electric vehicles.2. Its been designed as super fast transportation for long. These are very early days in the development process, of course the model shown last week is design study. Kia Gerrida is a jet hover car concept inspired by maglev technology combined with jet thrusters. That last might prove a particularly daunting challenge, because it’s one thing to convince folks to climb aboard a small flying vehicle, it’s another to do so when there isn’t a pilot at the controls. Of course, its powered entirely by electricity, and it’s even being designed to operate autonomously. The company describes the model a 'passenger drone', designed for vertical takeoffs and landings. Last week, it was Volkswagen Group's turn to unveil a flying taxi concept, being developed more specifically by the auto giant’s Chinese division. Since debuting the project in China nearly a year ago.

Volkswagen is once again speeding up the transformation to electric mobility with its ACCELERATE strategy, making sustainable mobility accessible to even more people by 2025, a whole two. The Hover Car is one of three top concepts that Volkswagen procured through the crowd-sourced 'People's Car Project' (PCP). Some have taken it a step further and already have models in the works. A look ahead to entry-level electric mobility: world premiere of the ID. We’ve seen flying vehicle concepts presented before, and more than one auto manufacturer around th world has been studying the possibility of developing one.

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