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'flying cars' set to take off the urban mobility market

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Fantasized by generations of science fiction readers, the flying car is about to make its appearance in the world's major metropolises. So much so that a German-designed model should be marketed as early as 2021. The vast majority of models in development that are commonly referred to as "flying cars" cannot, however, be driven. Their design is closer to the small helicopter - although very different in terms of operation and ergonomics - than the Delorean from "Back to the Future".

However, on September 30, the Île-de-France region in partnership with RATP and Groupe ADP (formerly Aéroports de Paris) announced the establishment of an "urban air mobility" sector, with in sight, the Olympic Games 2024, scheduled in Paris. "The unprecedented crisis in air transport has led in recent months to orient the recovery efforts towards the environmental transition of the sector: to bring about a carbon-free aviation. This new objective constitutes a real industrial revolution which involves the whole of the sector. aeronautics, "ADP said in a statement.

 

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The German manufacturer Volocopter will be a stakeholder in this nascent industry. Its prototype of an electric flying taxi, VoloCity , will be at the head of the gondola since it will carry out first tests, from June 2021, at the aerodrome of Pontoise. This vehicle is to date the only one in the process of certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency.

This first initiative paves the way for similar projects, which should multiply in the years to come. Since 2010, more than a hundred prototype flying cars have been produced across the planet. Specialized companies but also aeronautical heavyweights such as Airbus, Boeing or even NASA are involved in this high potential market. According to Morgan Stanley analysts , taking a flying cab in New York in 2040 will be as commonplace as hailing a yellow "cab" today. The sector could weigh between 118 and 246 billion euros in twenty years.

 

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This new technology will above all be used for regional trips as well as in large metropolitan areas; but it could quickly be used for other freight or military uses. The vast majority of flying cars in development aspire to become fully autonomous, but the technology - especially in a varied and complex urban environment - has yet to prove itself.

Many projects are now at an advanced stage of development and will be marketed during this decade. Business Insider France has selected eight promising models of flying cars, more as hypothetical than they seem. This selection is obviously not exhaustive.

The Californian company Joby Aviation was created in 2009 and is one of the "veterans" in the development of electric aviation. Its status as a heavyweight in the sector enabled it to achieve a funding round of 590 million dollars (502 million euros) in January 2020. The Japanese car manufacturer Toyota participated to the tune of 394 million dollars (335 million euros). 'euros). Joby has also signed an agreement with Uber, which wants to deploy a fleet of electric flying taxis from 2023.

 

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity: 4 passengers

Speed: 320 km / h

Range: 240 kilometers on a single charge

Estimated launch date: 2023

Volocopter (Germany)

VoloCity will undoubtedly have the honor of opening the ball of flying cars in France. The German company Volocopter, created in 2011, conducted a test flight the same year of one of its prototypes. The firm has raised 122 million euros since its launch. On September 29, it concluded an agreement with Japan Airlines with the aim of developing an urban air mobility sector in Japan "within three years".

 

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity: 2 passengers

Speed: 100 km / h

Range: 35 kilometers

Estimated launch date: 2023

As we already mentioned in August 2019 after crossing the Channel on a flying board, the French engineer Franky Zapata is working on his own model of a flying car. Called Jet Racer , this device has not yet been unveiled even if its designer has assured that it was ready and could already fly independently. The machine will use the same turbojet propulsion technology as its previous invention, the Flyboard. Jet Racer currently flies on kerosene but Franky Zapata's team says they are working on a biofuels program. Tests are scheduled for this month in the United States and the device should be presented before the end of the year.

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity: 1 passenger

Speed: 300 km / h

Autonomy: 20 minutes

Estimated launch date :?

The Dutch company has taken the term "flying car" literally: its Pal-Vmakes its way through the road as well as between the clouds. Designers have been working on this model since 2008, and the Pal-V made its first flight in 2012. Equipped with a single rotor, it is able to take off on a clear road of 330 meters. The transformation into a flying or ground model takes only ten minutes. The only problem with all-electric times is that the device runs on gasoline. The advantage that the company has over its competitors is that its device already meets the safety standards that exist in most countries: it would therefore only be necessary to have a driving license and to fly to acquire one of the 90 models. already on sale. With an addition of 500,000 euros. Pal-V is expected to be on the market as early as 2021.

 

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity: 2 passengers

Max speed on the ground: 160 km / h. Ground range: 1315 kilometers

Flight speed: 140 to 180 km / h. Flight range: 400 to 500 kilometers

Estimated launch date: 2021

Lilium (Germany)

German Lilium also hopes to be one of the pioneers in the sector. The promise of its Lilium Jet, developed since 2016 and composed of 36 electric motors, has whetted the appetite of shareholders: the German company raised 240 million dollars (204 million euros) last March, with the Chinese giant Tencent as the first investor.

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity: 4 passengers (and a pilot)

Speed: 300 km / h

Autonomy: 60 minutes

Estimated launch date: 2025

Uber Air (United States)

The world leader in VTC intends to carve out the lion's share in the next urban air mobility market. The firm had already launched Uber Copter in New York in October 2019 by chartering helicopters to link Manhattan to John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport. Regarding Uber Air , its flying taxi project, the company is thinking much bigger. Having signed agreements with eight manufacturers - including Joby Aviation, Bell and Aurora - Uber hopes to get the ball rolling in Dallas (Texas), Los Angeles (California) and Melbourne (Australia) from 2023. The San Francisco-based company does not intend to not make a deviceon its own, but has already communicated the main characteristics of its future machines. These will be electric and will be intended to be autonomous, although a pilot can take over if necessary.

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity: 4 passengers (and a pilot)

Speed: 241 km / h

Range: 96 kilometers

Estimated launch date: 2023

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Aurora (Boeing) (United States)

The aeronautical giants see in this market a welcome diversification of their activity, at a time when their planes, grounded due to the pandemic, are also singled out for their ecological footprint. It is with this in mind that the American Boeing acquired Aurora Flight Sciences in 2017. The subsidiary based in Virginia has been developing the Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) since 2019 ; its device should be completely autonomous and take off in 2024.

 

However, doubt hangs over the viability of the project: financially shaken by the Covid-19 and the flight bans on its 737 Max, Boeing announced in mid-September that it was separating from the subsidiary which oversaw the project, Boeing NeXt. However, the firm has confirmed its willingness to continue working with Aurora, without discussing the sustainability of the PAV project. This did not prevent Boeing from revealing, a month later, that it had entered into a partnership with Porsche to explore possibilities of "premium" air mobility. To be continued.

 

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Characteristics of the device:

Capacity (two models): 2 and 4 passengers

Speed: 180 km / h

Range: 80 kilometers

Estimated launch date: 2024

Bell (United States)

 

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The American aircraft manufacturer Bell , for its part, revealed its Nexus4EX prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last January. Fully electric, it can rise and fly through the air thanks to four propellers capable of rotating 90 degrees. The Textron subsidiary is also working on two other similar models.

 

Characteristics of the device:

Capacity (two models): 4 passengers and a pilot

Speed: 241 km / h

Range: 97 kilometers (241km in hybrid-electric)

Estimated launch date: 2025

 

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