Xpeng Unveils a Flying Car That Also Drives on Roads - Plus a Bionic Horse

'HT Aero, an affiliate of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc., launched a new flying car on Sunday that it says can also drive on roads,' reports CNBC (in a story shared by Slashdot reader PolygamousRanchKid ):
The company says it plans for a rollout in 2024. The car is not commercially available right now. And HT Aero said the final design might change. HT Aero's vehicle will have a lightweight design and a rotor that folds away, the company said. That will allow the car to drive on roads and then fly once the rotors are expanded.
The vehicle will have a number of safety features including parachutes, the company said.

Elsewhere CNBC reports that Xpeng also launched a new charger for its electric cars. 'The company says that with just five minutes of charging with the new charger, the car's battery will have a range of 200 kilometers [123 miles].' And Xpeng also makes an assisted-driving system, Bloomberg notes, and 'will also partner with others to explore robo-taxi operations starting from the second half of next year.'

And in addition, Bloomberg adds, the company also unveiled its prototype for a ridable robot horse, 'equipped with bionic senses and multi-mode recognition technologies.'

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