Hyundai’s Europe chief states that flying cars will be a reality by the next decade. The firm is working in the UK to develop the world’s first runway-free airport designed for flying cars and delivery drones.
Flying cars: A reality soon
Flying cars might have been a fantasy in th past but, not for much longer. Several firms are working on making it a reality and conducting test flights to make it safe and effective. “We believe it is part of the future solution of offering innovative, smart mobility solutions,” said Michael Cole, CEO foe Hyundai’s European operations. Hyundai also showcased its first concept of flying cars in a Las Vegas consumer electronics show.
Hyundai is on a mission to improve air mobility
In addition, the company is also investing in urban air mobility. “By the latter part of this decade certainly, urban air mobility will offer great opportunity to free up congestion in cities. (https://store.spaceylon.com/) Whether that’s intra-city mobility in the air or whether it’s even between cities,” he added. Moreover, Hyundai has pledged to invest almost $1.5 billion in helping make urban air mobility better by 2015. To boot this, the firm also has an urban air mobility division lead by former NASA engineer Jaiwon Shin.
An airport without a runway?
Hyundai is also working on developing a special airport in the UK. The airport will not have a runway and is specially designed for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL). eVTOL is a common feature of flying cars and drones. The airport will mainly be focused on autonomous delivery drones, flying cars and, air taxis.
To make this a reality, the company has partnered with urban-Air Port, a UK-based start-up. “With UK government backing and Hyundai Motor Group’s backing, we’ll be realizing the first fully operational airport in the world. You can’t get off the train or get on the train unless you get to the train station so that supporting ground infrastructure is key” said Ricky Sandhu, the CEO of the start-up.