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Expensive toy or the real deal? Meet China’s new ‘flying car’

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The XPeng Aero HT Land Aircraft Carrier is a two -vehicle SUV with a quadcopter attached to it.

Designed by Aero HT , a subsidiary of Chinese car manufacturer XPeng .

The vehicle is capable of vertical take-off and landing in half an hour .

XPeng ’s daft name belies what a serious player it is, both in China and around the world.

XPeng has broken ground on a 10,000 -unit-a-year factory for its flying cars.

It has announced that it will begin delivering this product to customers in 2026 .

The Land Aircraft Carrier will need to overcome innumerable regulatory obstacles before it gets anywhere near international skies, and many more before the likes of you or I could fly it.