From Harry Potter to The Jetsons, Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars have been Ã濴ŪÍ×ÁÇ features of science fiction blockbusters for years.?

But they're slowly but surely becoming a reality, with several ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤s Á褦 to be the first to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë a commercially ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë ¾è¤êʪ.?

One of those ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤s is KleinVision, the Slovakia-based developer of AirCar - the 'world's first certified Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car' which can transform from a road ¾è¤êʪ into a ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë in under three minutes.?

While the car is already certified to Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ in Slovakia, the ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ behind it has now been sold to a Chinese company, which KleinVision ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës will '²Ã®¤¹¤ë ¿ÊÊ⠤˸þ¤«¤Ã¤Æ ½¸¤Þ¤ê-market Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car À½Â¤¶È¤Î.'

The news comes ¤¹¤°¤Ë after the UK À¯ÉÜ È¯É½¤¹¤ëd that Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxis will be whizzing around British skies by 2028.?

Flying cars are slowly but surely becoming a reality, with several firms vying to be the first to launch a commercially available vehicle. One of those firms is KleinVision, the Slovakia-based developer of AirCar

Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars are slowly but surely becoming a reality, with several ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤s Á褦 to be the first to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë a commercially ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë ¾è¤êʪ. One of those ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤s is KleinVision, the Slovakia-based developer of AirCar

Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing AirCar specs

Engine: ¸¶·¿ 1 has a 160 horsepower ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ëd-¥×¥í¥Ú¥é engine but ¸¶·¿ 2 will be equipped with a 300 horsepower engine.

ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë: 300km/h (186mph)

ÈÏ°Ï: 1,000km (621 miles)

Price: Not yet ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d

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AirCar is a Æó½Å¤Î-Êý¼° ¡Ê¼êÀè¤Î¡Ëµ»½Ñ, which can reach ¹â¤µs of more than 8,000ft and ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ës of over 100mph.

It was certified to Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ in Slovakia »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in 2022?after ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing more than 200 take-offs and ¾åΦs during 70 hours of rigorous flight ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing to European ¹Ò¶õ Safety µ¡´Ø (EASA) ´ð½às.??

Now, the ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ has been sold to Hebei Jianxin Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing Car ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ Company for an ¸øɽ¤µ¤ì¤Æ¤¤¤Ê¤¤ ÎÌ.???

This licensing ¶¨Äê ǧ¤á¤ës the Chinese company ÇÓ½üŪ ¸¢Íøs to À½Â¤¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë and ʬÇÛ¤¹¤ë Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars using KleinVision's ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ within a 'ÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿ºÙÉô' - yet ¸øɽ¤µ¤ì¤Æ¤¤¤Ê¤¤ - geographical ÃÏ°è.?

'This ¶¦Æ± Âåɽ¤¹¤ës a ½ÅÍ×¤Ê step in our »ÈÀáÃÄ to ³ÈÂ礹¤ë Á´À¤³¦¤Î Àܶá to ³×Ì¿¤Î mobility ²òÅús and ±¿Æ° ¿ÊÊâ in the »º¶È,' said Anton Zajac, co-ÁÏΩ¼Ô at KleinVision.

Hebei Jianxin Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing Car ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ Company is based in Cangzhou, and has already built its own airport and flight school.?

AirCar is a dual-mode craft, and can reach heights of more than 8,000ft and speeds over 100mph

AirCar is a Æó½Å¤Î-Êý¼° ¡Ê¼êÀè¤Î¡Ëµ»½Ñ, and can reach ¹â¤µs of more than 8,000ft and ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ës over 100mph?

It was certified to fly in Slovakia back in 2022 after completing more than 200 take-offs and landings during 70 hours of rigorous flight testing to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards

It was certified to Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ in Slovakia »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in 2022 after ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing more than 200 take-offs and ¾åΦs during 70 hours of rigorous flight ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing to European ¹Ò¶õ Safety µ¡´Ø (EASA) ´ð½às?

And the ability to use KleinVision's ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ could help the company to get ahead of its ¶¥ÁèÁê¼ês.?

¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Morgan Stanley, the Á´À¤³¦¤Î market for Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars is ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd to ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë $1 °ìÃû in 2040, before jumping to a whopping $9 °ìÃû in 2050.?

Ãæ¹ñ is on Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë to »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ë 23 per cent of the market by 2050 - second only to the US's 27 per cent ³ô.?

Speaking to Nikkei, Guo Liang, CEO of Chinese Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car developer Aerofucia, ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëd that Ãæ¹ñ's Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car ³×Ì¿ will '¤è¤ê¾¡¤ë the electrification of cars'.?

'The ½½Ê¬¤Ê-°é¤Æ¤ë¡¿ÁãΩ¤Äd commercialization of Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars in Ãæ¹ñ will begin in either 2025 or 2026,' Guo said.?

While the pricing for Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars remains ÉÔÌÀÎƤÊ, Guo ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës that they will quickly become more affordable than ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼s.?

'As a new Êý¼° of low-¹âÅÙ transportation, [Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars] fares will be a third or a fifth of ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼s ºÇ½é,' said Guo.?

'It might be a little expensive for ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë people, but the costs will continue to go É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë.'

While the pricing for flying cars remains unclear, Guo claims that they will quickly become more affordable than helicopters

While the pricing for Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars remains ÉÔÌÀÎƤÊ, Guo ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës that they will quickly become more affordable than ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼s