Tesla & Xpeng Tout Flying Cars - CleanTechnica

The article discusses the emerging development of flying cars as a potential solution to urban traffic congestion, highlighting efforts by Tesla and Chinese automaker Xpeng. Elon Musk teased Tesla’s future unveiling of a flying car during a Joe Rogan podcast, suggesting it could be a highly memorable product reveal, though details remain sparse. Tesla’s announcement sparked investor enthusiasm, reflecting high expectations for the impact of flying cars on the company’s prospects. Meanwhile, Xpeng has made more concrete progress through its subsidiary Aridge, which recently completed a large-scale factory in Guangzhou capable of producing up to 10,000 flying cars annually. This facility integrates automotive and aviation manufacturing processes and employs automated production lines to meet both automotive and airworthiness standards. Aridge’s first flying car, dubbed the “Land Aircraft Carrier,” features a two-module design with a Cybertruck-like ground vehicle that transports and recharges a detachable, all-electric six-rotor aerial unit. The aircraft supports manual and autonomous flight modes, with test flights underway and