{"id":1453,"date":"2023-10-20T15:37:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:37:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:37:10","slug":"hyundai-gm-serious-about-flying-car-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/en\/hyundai-gm-serious-about-flying-car-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai, GM serious about &#8216;flying car&#8217; efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hyundai Motor Co\u00a0and General Motors Co.\u00a0said on Monday they are pushing ahead with developing flying cars, with the South Korean company expressing optimism it could have an air-taxi service in operation as soon as 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A GM executive said it could take until 2030 for air-taxi services to overcome technical and regulatory hurdles and reach commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Neva_AirQuadOne-in-flight.jpg 1904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The zero-emissions aircraft, which take off and land like helicopters and carry passengers and cargo, are being developed by a number of startups as well as aircraft makers and automakers, but they face a long road to profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hyundai is ahead of its previously stated timetable for rolling out air-mobility vehicles, Jose Munoz, the company&#8217;s global chief operating officer, said in an interview broadcast on Monday at the Reuters Events Car of the Future conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1457\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/?attachment_id=1457\" class=\"wp-image-1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2-1980x1321.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20170420185830-GettyImages-511257856-2.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Munoz, who is also CEO of Hyundai North America, previously said urban air taxis would be in operation at major U.S. airports by 2028 and perhaps earlier. 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