A flying car took off from Dubai Marina on Monday evening in a demonstration designed to show the future of travel could be here sooner than you’d think.
XPeng Aeroht showed off its two-seater electric VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) X2 flying car at Skydive Dubai.
The Chinese manufacturer is among a clutch of hi-tech companies in the race to produce the first viable flying vehicle that could be used in an urban environment.
Dr Liu Xinying, head of aviation affairs at Aeroht, an affiliate of Xpeng motors, said the prototype is the latest stage of innovation in the aerial passenger drone market.
The unmanned vehicle, which has a top speed of 130kph, was controlled remotely as it rose from the ground with a thunderous roar and ascended to a height the equivalent of three storeys high – with the sunset and the Ain Dubai observation wheel in the background.
