Hyundai will soon throw its weight behind the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector, with plans to launch an electric flying automobile in 2028. The company will then expand the segment during the 2030s, with the goal of creating a new ride-hailing service based around the tech.
The company’s new aircraft will have vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability, a bit like a Harrier jump Jet. But, instead of burning kerosene, it’ll step around using rotors that are powered by electric motors and a battery pack.
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Hyundai also says the aircraft will be autonomous-capable, and that’ll be seating inside for up to five passengers. However, the automobile won’t be able to take its passengers particularly far, with the Korean firm saying it’s been created for “urban and urban-adjacent routes.”
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The idea is that city-dwellers hail the new eVTOL automobile using an app, jump on board at one of Hyundai’s “vertiports,” travel across the city to a landing site near their destination, then disembark and use an eScooter to get to their final destination. The firm’s future vision is in-depth in the short video above.
Hyundai gave us an insight into its vision at the 2020 consumer electronics Show, with the flying S-A1 personal Air automobile (PAV) concept, and we expect the automobile in-depth in the company’s most current announcement will closely resemble this prototype.