GITEX GLOBAL shines a spotlight on future tech and this year, the tech that’s grabbing the limelight? Flying cars.<\/p>\n
XPENG AEROHT unveiled its electric flying car at Gitex, a low-altitude air mobility explorer<\/a> that’s dubbed the \u2018world\u2019s safest intelligent electric flying car\u2019. It\u2019s fuel efficient, can reach speeds of up to 130\u00a0\u00a0km\/h and can hold a 560kg flight weight for a total of 35 minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n XPENG AEROHT i<\/span>s the largest flying car company in Asia and it’s one of the hundreds of flying car companies with major investments in the industry. <\/span>Established in 2013, the company has accumulated 15,000 safe manned flights. It has won multiple industrial design awards and raised\u00a0over US$500 million for its Series A capital funding on October 19, 2021.<\/p>\n Dr Brian Gu, vice-chairman and president of XPeng said that first and foremost the company is ensuring the capability of the aircraft followed by its safety and customer compliance. Once these are a reality, it will be a high-ticket item with Gu estimating the price of the flying cars will be ‘in line with luxury cars such as Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Bentley.’ according to the Khaleej Times.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by XPENG AEROHT (@xpeng_aeroht)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nA flying car will cost the same as a luxury car<\/h2>\n
The industry eyes a 2025 flying car roll-out and millionaires will snap them up<\/h2>\n
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