Later this year, the flying-car airport will bring the English city of Coventry into the future with a project aimed at demonstrating how air taxis will operate in urban centres. 

 


 

Urban-Air Port, a British-based start-up, has partnered with car giant Hyundai Motor to build the infrastructure needed to fly cars to the skies to fly people and goods around cities.

Visitors to Coventry can see what a flying car mairport looks like from November onwards and see on the landing pad a passenger-carrying drone and an operating electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Urban-Air Port was selected by a government programme aimed at developing zero-emission flying and new air vehicles, winning a 1.2-million-pound ($1.65-million) grant to help fund the temporary installation of the airport in Coventry city centre.

“With UK government backing and Hyundai Motor Group’s backing we’ll be realising the first fully operational airport in the world,” Urban Air-Port founder and executive chairman Ricky Sandhu.

Though progress has been made in the production of flying cars, Sandhu said that the missing piece was the infrastructure.

“You can’t get off the train or get on the train unless you get to the train station so that supporting ground infrastructure is absolutely key,” he said.

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Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's biggest automotive conglomerate, said on Monday that it has named an executive for its newly-established urban air mobility division. Hyundai appointed Shin Jaiwon, a former engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as executive vice president for the urban air mobility unit to task him with leading the development of flying cars. Shin most recently led the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at the NASA, where he shaped the agency's aeronautics research and development strategy for over 11 years, the company said in a statement. Headed by Shin, the new business unit will develop core technologies and innovative solutions for safe and efficient airborne travel, Hyundai said. "Having worked on cutting-edge aviation research and development at NASA for 30 years, I am very excited and humbled by the opportunity to now shape urban air mobility strategy at Hyundai Motor Group," said Shin. "The new team at Hyundai will develop core technologies that will establish the company as a driving force in urban air mobility, a sector that is expected to grow into a market worth 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars within the next 20 years," said the executive vice president.

 

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PAL-V, short for Personal Air and Land Vehicle is developing its first commercial flying car called the PAL-V Liberty, which can carry two people both on land and in the air. It was first showcased at Geneva Auto Show 2018.

The VP of the Dutch brand’s international business development, Carlo Maasbommel recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat’s Industries Principal Secretary MK Das to set up a will set up a manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The memorandum was signed in the presence of the state Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani.

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According to ETAuto, the flying car Pal-v will come equipped with two engines and will have a top speed of 160 kmph on roads and fly at a speed of 180 kmph. The manufacturer claims that the car can be turned into a flying vehicle in just three minutes and will cover a distance of about 500 km on a full tank.

The PAL-V Liberty uses the components of a helicopter, combined with a three-wheeler. Liberty’s body is made by using carbon fiber, aluminum and titanium as well; which has contained its weight to just 664 kg. The Liberty can sprint from 0 to 100 kmph in under 9 seconds.

The Gujarat state government said that it would be helping PAL-V in obtaining all the approvals required for the manufacturing facility from the Centre. The said plant will be the first to be set up by the Dutch company in India.

Building a flying car was a dream for auto makers. However, many companies are working for flying cars. Companies such as General Motors, Uber, Toyota and Hyundai have been active in building fast cars.

 

 

General Motors unveiled a driverless flying car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021. The company had come up with such a concept in view of future needs. The name of the concept car is Cadillac. The car has the ability to take passengers from one place to another without a driver. Due to the Corona epidemic, the CES project was held virtually this year.

According to General Motors, the car can carry one passenger.  For this, it is possible to fly directly from the ground and land from one roof to another. The speed of the car is 88.5 kilometers per hour. The Cadillac is an electric car with a 90 kW motor.

The body of the flying car Cadillac is very light. It includes a GM Ultium battery pack and four rotors. The front and rear sliding doors of the car are connected. The car features biometric sensors, voice control and hand gestures. When the video of the car was made public, it was announced that the car would be launched soon.

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say, there will be driving drones in every home in the future. A team from the university's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab is testing driving and flight by connecting tires to eight mini quadcopters. The little drone, made of cardboard and fabric, flew around the city.

According to the institute, a drone without a wheel can cover 14 percent more distance than a flying car. Scientists have also acknowledged that drones are a better option than flying cars.

The Hag 184 autonomous aerial vehicle developed in China is a quadcopter-like all-electric aircraft.  It has only one seat. Especially battery-powered drones are compact and environmentally friendly, as well as suitable for urban environments.
 

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