On October 10th, Dubai witnessed a historic feat that could serve as a preview of the city’s future of travel and public transport. Xpeng, a Chinese technology and electric vehicle manufacturer, completed the first successful global public flight of its X2 flying car.
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The test successful test flight happened on the sidelines of the Gitex Global tech show at the Dubai World Trade Centre. XPeng’s autonomous two-seater is made from premium carbon fiber material and produces zero carbon emissions during flight. The futuristic electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) features an intelligent flight control system with low-altitude city capabilities. The X2 can support 760kg of take-off weight with a maximum flight speed of 130km per hour.
“The next generation flying car will be intelligent, electric, vertical take-off and landing, air-land coupling. We hope that our flying car will be a perfect match for Dubai, to jointly explore and build the future of 3D transportation, so that everyone can fly freely in the sky,” Brian Gu, Vice Chairman and President at XPeng.
Further, XPeng expects commercial flying cars to be readily available in just 2-3 years. The company currently plans to mass-produce and deliver the X2 in 2024.
Lastly, in case you missed it, New York Mandates Zero-Emissions Vehicles by 2035.
