News about our Dezeen Awards programme, including entry deadlines and announcements. ![]() Dezeen Jobsĭaily updates on the latest design and architecture vacancies advertised on Dezeen Jobs. Dezeen DailyĪ daily newsletter containing the latest stories from Dezeen. Plus occasional updates on Dezeen’s services and breaking news. Sent every Tuesday and containing a selection of the most important news highlights. Sent every Thursday and featuring a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. Our most popular newsletter, formerly known as Dezeen Weekly. Images are courtesy of Volkswagen Group China and Tangerine.Ĭlick here to read the Chinese version of this article on Dezeen's official WeChat account, where we publish daily architecture and design news and projects in Simplified Chinese. The quest to create to commercialise flying taxi services has been building in recent years, with Boeing's self-piloted passenger drone completing its first test flight in 2019 and Hyundai and Uber's flying taxi service concept being showcased at last year's the Consumer Electronics Show.Ī number of car companies are moving into the flying car market, including Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng and Aston Martin, which has designed a flying hybrid-electric vehicle. ![]() Volkswagen China is currently conducting flight tests on the prototype, with the hope of releasing an updated prototype in the summer of 2023. "The key to making this possible is automation and remote control so that passengers only need to select a destination while the vehicle's systems take care of guidance and ensure their safety." "We are headed towards a world in which everyone will be able to operate aircraft, even without a pilot's license," Jin said. Volkswagen China is marketing its debut passenger drone to Chinese customers Passengers can sit in a small cabin under the vehicle's wings, far away from the noise of the propellers. According to Jin, this is to make flying and navigating the skies easy for passengers. Like a number of other passenger drone prototypes, the Flying Tiger would be self-piloted. Read: Flying cars will be in cities by 2030 says Hyundai chief "So, in the first phase of its commercial use, VMO is likely to be pitched as a premium product for high-net-worth individuals, for example for VIP air shuttle services," Jin continued. "Our vision is for a private eVTOL that will serve the growing urban elite who will be travelling between Chinese megacity clusters for business and leisure," Volkswagen China's project manager and product owner Zhou Jin said. Initially, the vehicle could be used for services such as VIP air taxis. Volkswagen Group China said the first eVTOL will be suitable for "urban elite" Chinese customers. The aircraft prototype is designed to travel up to 200 kilometres without charge ![]() When complete, the brand is aiming for the eVTOL to be able to travel up to 200 kilometres per hour with a maximum flight duration of 60 minutes on a single charge. It has two propellers at the rear that allow it to fly horizontallyĪccording to Volkswagen China the four-seated vehicle, which is being developed by its vertical mobility team, is "already capable of much more than just hovering above the company parking lot". The electric aircraft's black-and-gold design was created to commemorate the fact that it launched in the Year of the Tiger. Its cross-shaped wing configuration measures 11.2 metres in length and spans 10.6 metres in width.
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