{"id":34640,"date":"2022-10-26T11:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34640"},"modified":"2022-10-26T11:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:34:48","slug":"check-out-video-footage-of-xpeng-aerohts-flying-car-completing-its-maiden-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34640","title":{"rendered":"Check out video footage of XPeng AeroHT’s flying car completing its maiden flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following XPeng\u2019s<\/a> recent 1024 Tech Day event in China earlier this week, we have finally been able to share video footage of its latest generation of eVTOL built by AeroHT. As promised during the presentation, XPeng\u2019s flying car prototype completed its maiden flight and has the receipts to prove it. You\u2019ve gotta see this. <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, we delivered a recap of XPeng\u2019s annual 1024 Tech Day,<\/a> where the company introduces new and upcoming products and services, whiles teasing some of the advanced technologies it\u2019s developing for the future. For a second year in a row, XPeng\u2019s urban air mobility (UAM) division AeroHT stole the show with its flying car prototype.<\/p>\n

The unique eVTOL that can drive on roads and navigate through air was first unveiled at XPeng\u2019s 1024 Tech Day in 2021<\/a>, which included some sleek renderings and an animated video. This year\u2019s presentation included news that the XPeng AeroHT team had upgraded the design of the sixth-generation eVTOL from a horizontal dual-rotor structure,\u00a0to a new distributed multi-rotor configuration. <\/p>\n

The company also shared that the overall system design complexity of the eVTOL had been reduced to ensure better safety and reliability during flights. Better yet, a prototype had been built and had completed its maiden flight. Naturally, we were eager to see this footage, but it was shared during the end of the Tech Day Presentation in China, and we had to wait for the entire video to be translated to English and posted. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, we shared a cool video of XPeng\u2019s latest flying car in action, but it was once again animated renderings and not the real thing. Today however, we have gotten our hands on footage of the maiden flight, and it\u2019s unlike anything we\u2019ve ever seen before, although it\u2019s not without its journalistic skepticism and future safety concerns. Check it out below.<\/p>\n

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Source: XPeng AeroHT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Watch XPeng\u2019s flying car take off, fly, and land<\/h2>\n

As promised, we were able to track down and share footage<\/a> of the flying car flight, straight from the end of XPeng\u2019s translated Tech Day presentation. There\u2019s lots of other cool technology on the way from this Chinese automaker, so we recommend checking out the full presentation if you have time.<\/p>\n

Anyways, back to the flight. As you\u2019ll soon see, the flying car prototype drives out onto a tarmac, engages its propellers, and takes off vertically as the XPeng AeroHT team looks on with bated breath. The flying car doesn\u2019t move around too much, but it does reach a decent height before descending back to Earth and sticking its landing, thanks to the vehicle\u2019s suspension and tires.<\/p>\n

Check out the video below and let\u2019s talk about it. Does this look legitimate? Is this the future of mobility a la The Jetsons<\/em>? Or are we on the fast track to getting decapitated? <\/p>\n

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