Flying Car 2024 Delivery

 From China's Xpeng, a Flying & Driving Car

                                   Source:  Xpeng Flying Cars

For Purchase by Customers in 2024

A flying car startup backed by Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng says it will deliver flying cars to customers in 2024.  Startup Xpeng Heitech says the car will be capable of driving on the road and flying in the skies.  The range of the EV on the road will be 370 miles on a single charge.  Xpeng CEO Zhao Deli made the announcement to the World New Energy Vehicle Congress.  The flying car startup currently has 400 employees.  But CEO Deli intends to nearly double the number of employees in order to start production of the flying cars for customers.  Xpeng is a major competitor of Tesla in the Chinese electric vehicle marketplace.  Deli did not disclose the range of the vehicle while flying. Xpeng Heitech is developing a number of flying cars including the Voyager X2, which has successfully flown over China roads, the Voyager X1 and Kiwigogo.

More Emerging Flying Cars

Xpeng doesn't own the flying car market in China. Other companies in China developing flying cars include Geely's Terrafugia, which originated as a Massachusetts based company founded by MIT engineers.  Geely is building a factory in Wuhan, China to produce its flying cars.  Also, Volkswagen is analyzing the flying car market in China to determine if it wants to enter the competition.  However before any flying cars drive or fly in China and elsewhere, regulators have to establish the rules of the road and the skies for them to safely mesh with existing traffic.  To take a look at Edward Kane's recent book "The Future of Flying", go to https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B093J89VF5&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_PB11XDADHHZFM8QYXNJ9  I co-wrote the book with Ed.