flying cars

2025.04.15

19:59

He Xiaopeng: In the next 20 years, flying cars are expected to reach a commercial scale of 20% of automobiles

On the evening of April 15, He Xiaopeng, CEO of Xpeng Motors, said that as an important supplement to traditional transportation, flying cars are expected to reach a commercial scale of 20% of automobiles in the next 20 years. In the past 10 years, Xpeng has proactively started to plan and realize the full stack of self-developed and self-controlled four core technologies of flying cars. Xpeng's "land aircraft carrier" not only completed its first historic manned flight at the China Air Show last year, but also set a record for the world's largest order (nearly 4,000 orders in the mainland), and is expected to achieve mass production and delivery in 2026. Currently, Xpeng has started building the world's first flying car manufacturing plant in Guangzhou with an annual output of 10,000 units.

13:31

He Xiaopeng: Self-developed Turing AI chip will be mass-produced and put into cars in Q2 this year

He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xpeng Motors, said that the company's self-developed Turing AI chip will be officially mass-produced and installed in vehicles in the second quarter of 2025. The chip will also be used in Xpeng AI robots, and flying cars will be able to physically implement AI hardware.

13:17

Xpeng Motors expects its first flying car to be officially launched next year, with a price in mainland China not exceeding US$300,000

Xiaopeng Motors' first flying car "Land Carrier" is expected to be officially launched and mass-delivered next year. Wang Tan, co-founder and vice president of Xiaopeng Huitian, said that the mass production factory will be completed in the third quarter and pre-sales will be started. The price in mainland China will not exceed US$300,000, and the annual sales target is 10,000 vehicles. Wang Tan said that the flying car will first be sold in mainland China, and then consider expanding the sales range to the Middle East and other overseas markets. He added that the flying car is expected to obtain the flight body type certificate (TC) in the fourth quarter.

09:18

Xpeng's intelligent driving chip is said to be put into mass production in the second quarter, supporting up to 30 billion model parameters

It is reported that Xiaopeng Motors' self-developed AI smart driving chip will be officially mass-produced and launched in the second quarter of this year, and will be first installed on Xiaopeng's new models. Xiaopeng's AI smart driving chip is named "Turing". Xiaopeng has invested manpower in research and development since 2020, and successfully taped out in August last year. Xiaopeng's plan is to use this chip not only in automobiles, but also in AI robots and flying cars in the future. An insider said that according to senior executives of Xiaopeng Motors, this chip integrates two of Xiaopeng's self-developed neural network processing brains, and has made specific architecture processing for neural networks. At the same time, the chip has a 20% higher utilization rate than general-purpose automotive high-computing power chips, "and can process large models with up to 30B (Billion) parameters."

2025.04.08

16:46

Yingboer: Signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangdong Gaoyu Technology Co., Ltd.

Yingboer announced that the company signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Gaoyu and Yingboer on "Low-altitude Economic Three-dimensional Travel"" with Guangdong Gaoyu Technology Co., Ltd. on April 8, 2025. This agreement is a framework agreement with a validity period of three years. It aims to provide solutions for Gaoyu's flying car power system performance through highly integrated motors, controllers and other components, and achieve higher efficiency, lightweight and low cost. The cooperation includes airworthiness research, production research, establishment of quality inspection and evaluation system, and joint laboratory research and development. The signing of this agreement has no significant impact on the company's revenue and profits this year.

2025.04.01

16:57

The largest syndicated loan for flying cars has arrived. Xiaopeng Huitian's mass production factory received a syndicated loan of 1.26 billion yuan

According to Xiaopeng Huitian, recently, Xiaopeng Huitian signed a contract with China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, CITIC Bank, Bank of China, and Industrial Bank. The five banks jointly provided a syndicated loan of 1.26 billion yuan to Xiaopeng Huitian to support the construction of Xiaopeng Huitian's flying car intelligent manufacturing base. China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and CITIC Bank are the joint lead banks of this syndicated loan. Xiaopeng Huitian said that this is currently the largest syndicated loan for flying car production in the world.

16:32

Shenglong Shares: Received a designated development notice from a well-known domestic flying car company, with an estimated total sales amount of 120 million yuan in 5 years

Shenglong shares announced that the company recently received a designated development notice from a well-known domestic flying car company, and the designated products provide intelligent actuators for its flying cars. The life cycle of this designated project is 5 years, and the total sales amount of the life cycle is expected to be approximately RMB 120 million. The specific supply time of the product is subject to the relevant contract or agreement signed by both parties.

09:07

Xiaopeng Huitian's mass production factory receives 1.26 billion yuan syndicated loan from five major banks

The reporter learned from Xiaopeng Huitian that Xiaopeng Huitian recently signed a contract with China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, CITIC Bank, Bank of China, and Industrial Bank. The five banks jointly provided a syndicated loan of 1.26 billion yuan to Xiaopeng Huitian to support the construction of Xiaopeng Huitian's flying car intelligent manufacturing base. China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and CITIC Bank are the joint lead banks for this syndicated loan. According to founder Zhao Deli, the construction of the mass production factory of the flight body of Xiaopeng Huitian's flying car "land aircraft carrier" is currently progressing smoothly.

2025.03.29

16:17

He Xiaopeng, Chairman of Xpeng Motors: Xpeng's flying cars are ready for mass production and are expected to be delivered next year

He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xpeng Motors, said in a Weibo post, "Today I attended the Electric Vehicle 100 Forum and shared Xpeng's flying car. Our flying car is already preparing for large-scale mass production and is expected to be delivered next year."

2025.03.21

15:03

Japan's SkyDrive has received 373 pre-orders for its "flying car"

Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc.'s "flying car" electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft is reportedly receiving more and more orders from overseas companies, with a total of 373 pre-orders as of the end of February. According to SkyDrive, headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, it received an order for 50 aircraft from Indian private jet operator JetSetGo Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd. in January. They plan to establish a transportation service using the aircraft in Ahmedabad, the main city of Gujarat in western India. At the end of February, SkyDrive also received an order for 50 aircraft from Dubai-based helicopter operator AeroGulf Services Co. The companies are considering using the aircraft for sightseeing flights around tourist attractions in Dubai. Deliveries of the aircraft may begin in 2026 or later, provided that SkyDrive obtains type certification from aviation authorities, which is a prerequisite for mass production of aircraft. The aircraft, which is about 11.5 meters long and can accommodate three people, began production at the Suzuki Motor Group plant in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture in March last year. SkyDrive plans to conduct a demonstration flight at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which opens in April 2025.

2025.03.19

19:33

Xiaopeng Huitian's "Land Aircraft Carrier" flying car has made progress in airworthiness certification and aims to obtain the type certificate in October

Recently, the Civil Aviation Administration of China website released the "Draft for Comments on the Special Conditions for X3-F Aircraft". X3-F is the flying body of the "land aircraft carrier" flying car of Xiaopeng Huitian (codenamed X3-F). On March 19, the relevant person in charge of Xiaopeng Huitian said that the release of the draft for comments can serve as a general certification basis for the type certification of similar aircraft in the future, and promote the certification of more similar aircraft. Regarding the progress of the airworthiness certification of flying cars, Xiaopeng Huitian said that the company will subsequently advance the type certification work according to the original plan, and hopes to complete the conformity verification work in October and obtain the type certificate.

18:49

Xiaopeng Huitian's "Land Aircraft Carrier" Flying Car's Airworthiness Certification Has Made Progress

Recently, the Civil Aviation Administration of China website released the "Draft for Comments on the Special Conditions for X3-F Aircraft". Reporters noticed that X3-F is the flying body of Xiaopeng Huitian's "land aircraft carrier" flying car (codenamed X3-F). In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Xiaopeng Huitian told reporters on March 19 that the release of the draft for comments can serve as a general certification basis for the future type certification of similar aircraft, and promote the certification of more similar aircraft. Regarding the progress of the flying car airworthiness certification, Xiaopeng Huitian stated that the company will subsequently advance the type certification work according to the original plan, and hopes to complete the conformity verification work in October and obtain the type certificate.

2025.03.08

08:50

He Xiaopeng, deputy to the National People's Congress: Plans to mass-produce split-type flying car "land aircraft carrier" in 2026

He Xiaopeng, a deputy to the National People's Congress, said that with the promotion of policies, the automotive industry chain is rapidly moving towards the low-altitude economy. In 2026, Xiaopeng plans to mass-produce the split flying car "land aircraft carrier" for the first time, becoming the world's first company to mass-produce and deliver flying cars. "We will also combine car control with AI to develop a control system based on aircraft," he said.

2025.03.07

19:17

Changan Automobile: Changan flying car is expected to complete test flight by the end of this year and release humanoid robot products before 2027

Changan Automobile stated on the interactive platform that it is fully committed to promoting forward-looking layouts such as flying cars and humanoid robots. It is expected that Changan's flying car will complete its test flight by the end of this year. In the field of robotics, it will carry out related industry layouts such as humanoid robots and automotive ecological robots, and will release humanoid robot products before 2027. By 2028, Changan's humanoid robots will be produced and rolled off the assembly line, accelerating its transformation into an intelligent and low-carbon travel technology company.

2025.02.26

19:57

Xiangyuan Culture and Tourism signed a cooperation agreement with Xiaopeng Huitian to create a new ecology of the low-altitude economic industry

According to the official WeChat account of Xiangyuan Tourism, on February 26, Xiangyuan Tourism and Asia's largest flying car company Xiaopeng Huitian officially signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties will use flying car/eVTOL technology as a fulcrum to carry out in-depth cooperation in the development of low-altitude cultural tourism scenes and comprehensive business operations, and jointly explore innovative paths for the integrated development of low-altitude economy and cultural tourism industries. This cooperation marks that Xiangyuan Tourism has further deepened its strategy in the "low-altitude + cultural tourism" track, and will create a new ecology for the low-altitude economic industry and lead the development of the industry.

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