Gitex 2022: Two-seater flying car takes off from Dubai Marina

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.

The X2 is equipped with an intelligent flight control system and autonomous flight capabilities and is the latest generation of flying cars developed independently by XPeng’s affiliate XPeng Aeroht.

The first public flight of the two-seater flying X2 car from Chinese firm @XPENG_AEROHT took place in #Dubai this evening...@TheNationalNews #Dubai #UAE #GITEX2022 pic.twitter.com/6NBE42jOpA

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.

“We cannot go into costs, but we are putting this experience we have learned into the next generation of flying cars,” he told The National.

“The first phase will see these vehicles tested in certain regulated areas to lower the operational costs and risks. We hope to achieve that within two-three years.

“The second phase of development will be from point A to B and the third phase will see these used in urban mobility in a city with door-to-door delivery, for example.

“Logistics will be used ahead of passenger transport. The challenge is how to manage this ecosystem.

”The company is working on a sixth generation of a flying car that can take off and land vertically, with autonomous flight path planning. It is scheduled to be mass produced and