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:

Chinese company XPeng AeroHT garnered significant attention at CES 2024 by unveiling two "flying car" concepts: the modular "Land Aircraft Carrier" and an eVTOL flying supercar.
The Land Aircraft Carrier, a two-part vehicle with a ground module and a deployable air module, is expected to be available for preorder in late 2024 with deliveries starting in late 2025.
AeroHT's eVTOL flying supercar, demonstrated internationally for the first time, showcases a seamless transition between its road and flight configurations.
These innovations underscore China's rapid development in the "low-altitude economy," which is heavily supported by government policies and significant investment.

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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.