Flying cars become a reality at CES 2024 | Techno Doctor | magazine

Gino Farfán, Special Envoy for Las Vegas

This new edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is focused on artificial intelligence. However, that’s not all its attendees have been able to appreciate, almost all types of technology are present at the event held in Las Vegas. Asian brand XPENG introduced one of its flying cars.

XPENG showed off the new eVOLT Flying Car, a flying car Allows you to climb short distances to avoid obstacles. In driving mode, this is a luxurious, exclusive and elegant car, but when you switch it to flight mode, it deploys its propellers.

The presented vehicle was prototype, but they hope to bring it to market soon. According to the company’s CEO, He Xiaopeng, the price of each of these prototypes will be in the segment of one million yuan, about $140,500, and he expects to receive orders in the second half of 2025.

While testing the vehicle at CES It wasn’t about blowing up the car.The people present were able Admire how the car shows off its wings and propellers so elegantly from the back of the car.

In its air version, it will be a low-altitude electric plane, which will allow both Autonomous driving as well as manual, plus a 270-degree panoramic cockpit for two people. (yo)