A flying car was unveiled by US-based company LuftCar at Dubai Airshow 2021. The vehicle will prove to be a major help in reducing traffic jams and cutting travel time too.
The autonomous vehicle by a Florida-based company can be attached and detached from the flying module, equipped with six propellers, and can both take off and land vertically like a helicopter.
The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle which is hydrogen-powered is set for commercial launch in 2023-24 and will be priced at $350,000 (AED 1.3 million).
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Travel from far-flung places to cities could be managed with ease and the vehicle can go from city to city with five passengers.
Santh Sathya, founder and CEO of LuftCar said that the car will also have “autonomous override options in case of an emergency landing.”
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The facility of vertical take-off and landing doesn’t need a runway and the air-and-road mobility vehicle will have multiple uses including of air ambulance, emergency and disaster relief, military applications and cargo.
The firm is looking to raise $10 million for a scaled prototype and another $260 million for the full commercialization of the vehicle which can ease connectivity between the cities of the region. (AW)
