flying cars

2025.04.26

15:53

China New Aviation's top-tier battery-equipped new car debuts at the Shanghai Auto Show

According to China New Aviation, on April 23, China New Aviation brought its top-flow batteries and global system solutions to the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, and released a number of supporting models. As a battery expert, China New Aviation's top-flow high-energy, super-charged, and high-power batteries can match multiple application scenarios, covering new energy vehicle A00-D-class models, pure electric, hybrid, and extended-range driving modes, and can be applied to new application areas such as flying cars and humanoid robots. At this exhibition, China New Aviation's top-flow batteries were equipped with SAIC Audi E5 sportback, Mazda EZ-60, Ledao L90, and Polar Fox T1 for their global debut, and more than 30 brands and 40 models were unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show.

2025.04.25

10:05

Dongan Power Specialty Products Market Wins New Field Project

According to Dong'an Power, the company's new market development team recently successfully won a new market project from a leading hovercraft company and successfully entered the new market field of hovercraft. At present, the company has promoted nearly 40 new market projects in the field of special products. In the first quarter of this year alone, 12 new market projects for special products were approved, a year-on-year increase of 200%. In the industry, it has achieved five-dimensional fields of "air, ground, surface, semi-submersible, and underwater", covering nearly 30 categories of "rotorcraft, flying cars, explosion-proof cars, luxury three-wheeled motorcycles, 5G power generation vehicles, sightseeing cars, AI agricultural machinery, etc.", and has achieved impressive results in the expansion of new markets in all fields. Many projects have been put into mass production and brought large increments.

2025.04.24

13:31

ALT, JAC Group, and Academician Xiang Changle's team will cooperate deeply in the field of low-altitude unmanned intelligent equipment

Recently, JAC Group announced that it will deepen cooperation with the Alte Automotive team and the team of Academician Xiang Changle in the fields of low-altitude unmanned intelligent equipment and core components. In addition to Alte and Academician Xiang Changle, JAC Group will deepen cooperation with the team of Academician Li Yadong in the field of single-atom catalytic platform technology; deepen cooperation with the team of Academician Zhong Zhihua in the fields of intelligent driving, advanced body, vehicle architecture, etc.; and build a joint laboratory with the team of Academician Su Donglin to deepen cooperation in the field of electromagnetic safety of intelligent new energy vehicles. The three parties will focus on the key technologies of autonomous flight control, intelligent perception and decision-making, and efficient energy management of flying cars to carry out joint research. At the same time, by establishing a joint talent training mechanism, carrying out scientific and technological cooperation research and exchanges in the field of unmanned intelligent equipment such as flying cars, participating in joint scientific research projects, technical research practices, and innovative practice activities, etc., to provide high-quality professional talents for the development of the industry. The cooperation will also be deeply integrated into the low-altitude economic industrial layout of Anhui Province, making full use of local policy support and market demand, and jointly opening up a new blue ocean in the low-altitude unmanned intelligent equipment market.

2025.04.23

13:40

A-share flying car concept stocks fluctuated higher in the afternoon, Meihu shares hit the daily limit, and many stocks such as Zhenyu Technology and Lingyun shares rose sharply.

12:41

The latest progress in the commercialization of Xiaopeng Huitian flying car "land aircraft carrier": it will be officially launched and large-scale delivery will start next year

During the 2025 Shanghai International Auto Show, which opened on April 23, a reporter from Shanghai Securities News learned from an interview at the Xiaopeng Motors booth that after the Xiaopeng Huitian split-body flying car "Land Carrier" completed its first public flight in the world last year, it has entered the critical stage of commercialization. In 2026, the world's first split-body flying car "Land Carrier" will be officially launched and large-scale delivery will begin.

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.

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