2 Eye-Popping ‘Flying Car’ Designs Debut in Las Vegas

XPeng AeroHT unveiled its ‘Land Aircraft Carrier’ modular ground/air concept and debuted its eVTOL supercar for an international audience.

Jack Daleo

Friday, January 12, 2024 at 03:17 PM ET

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XPeng AeroHT’s Land Aircraft Carrier, with its air and ground modules separated for flight. [Courtesy: XPeng AeroHT]

Key Takeaways:

At CES 2024, China's XPeng AeroHT showcased two innovative "flying car" concepts: the "Land Aircraft Carrier" and an eVTOL flying supercar.
The "Land Aircraft Carrier" is a two-part vehicle consisting of a ground module and a deployable air module, with preorders expected in Q4 2024 and deliveries by late 2025.
The eVTOL flying supercar, which transforms between land and flight modes, made its international debut, designed to allow users to bypass congested areas by switching to flight.
These developments highlight China's growing "low-altitude economy" and position XPeng AeroHT as a significant player in the emerging global market for personal aerial vehicles.

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At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, it was a Chinese company that stole the show with a pair of outlandish concepts that it terms “flying cars,” though the use of the term stretches the definition for one of them.

Manufacturer XPeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker XPeng Motors, unveiled its “Land Aircraft Carrier,” a lunar rover-looking vehicle that actually consists of two vehicles: a ground module and an air module that deploys from the ground module for flight. The company said customers will be able to preorder the vehicle in the fourth quarter of this year, with deliveries starting in late 2025.