Xpeng’s “Land Plane Provider” automobile has a flying passenger drone hidden contained in the truck. The drone can detach.
XPENG AEROHT
Xpeng AeroHT, an affilaite of Xpeng, goals to ship its flying automobile to prospects in 2026, the Chinese language electrical automobile maker’s co-president informed CNBC on Friday,
Final yr, Xpeng AeroHT launched the Land Plane Provider — a big truck with a flying two-seater passenger electrical drone inside. The flying automobile can detach from the truck, and folks can then get into the drone and fly it.
Brian Gu, co-president of Xpeng, mentioned the automobile can be out there for pre-order this yr, including that the corporate hopes to ship the unit in 2026.
“The explanation we’re assured, as a result of we’re designing this for the use not in city facilities, however for outskirts in scenic areas the place … we are going to work with municipalities to create flying parks and flying zones that enable individuals to take pleasure in flying with out the trouble of getting all of the sophisticated approvals,” Gu famous.
Xpeng mentioned this yr that the flying automobile is at present going via a certification course of with the Chinese language aviation regulator.
The 2026 timeline is barely later than the fourth-quarter 2025 supply goal that Xpeng had beforehand touted.
Gu mentioned passengers is not going to require a particular license to fly the drone for preliminary use.
“As a result of we’re utilizing leisure and sports activities associated use case for the preliminary use of that flying system. As you progress extra nearer to city … facilities, you do want particular licenses and that can be much more sophisticated to get approval for,” Gu mentioned.
Xpeng has been trying to develop into different areas of electrical mobility, with firm CEO He Xiaopeng beforehand telling CNBC that robotics and flying automobiles had been a part of the corporate’s longer-term targets.
