At the CES2024 exhibition, Xpeng Huitian brought a high-profile air-ground integrated flying car, which was the first time that the model was displayed on the international stage since its release in October last year. This air-to-land flying car is designed for the three-dimensional mobility of the future. In land mode, the flight components such as the arms and rotors can be fully folded and folded into the body, and the folding and deformation system allows the arms to be opened and switched to flight mode for vertical take-off and landing.
The interior is also equipped with technologies such as a foldable steering wheel, transparent instrument cluster, and transparent cockpit floor, and the intelligent cockpit can flexibly switch between land travel and flight mode. However, the practical application of this flying car also needs the support of software and hardware facilities and application scenarios in future cities, and the official plan is to start mass production at an appropriate time.
The "land aircraft carrier" consists of two parts: a land body and a flying body. The Land Walker is able to completely contain the flying body in it, realize ground movement, and can automatically separate or merge like a "Transformer". It features a range-extender electric drive system with 6×6 all-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering, and is capable of accommodating four to five passengers.
In terms of flight capability, the car uses a distributed electric propulsion system, with two driving modes, manual and automatic, and is capable of carrying 2 passengers.
Officials said that they plan to start pre-orders for another split flying car, the "Land Carrier", in the fourth quarter of this year, and expect to start mass production and delivery of vehicles in the fourth quarter of next year. If all goes according to plan, it will be the world's first split flying car to be delivered to individual consumers.