General Motors Unveils Futuristic Flying Cadillac Concept Vehicle
January 13, 2021
General Motors has unveiled a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving car which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and thru the air.
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View PhotosThe flying Cadillac offered by GM is totally autonomous and all-electric, with a 90kW motor
General Motors Co on Tuesday offered a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving car which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and thru the air. A senior GM govt described the idea as “reimagining the future of personal transportation”. The single-passenger Cadillac – technically, a vertical take-off and touchdown (VTOL) drone – will be capable to journey from city rooftop to city rooftop at speeds as much as 55 miles per hour.
It is totally autonomous and all-electric, with a 90kW motor, a GM Ultium battery pack and an ultra-lightweight physique with 4 pairs of rotors.
The flying Cadillac was offered in a video as a part of a digital keynote presentation by Chief Executive Mary Barra, together with a family-friendly Cadillac electrical shuttle.
Barra final 12 months revealed the automaker was exploring such different transportation modes as aerial taxis.
Mary Barra CEO GM, final 12 months revealed the automaker was exploring such different transportation modes as aerial taxis.
The ideas within the CES video had been launched by GM design chief Mike Simcoe, who described the VTOL as “the Cadillac of urban air mobility”.
“VTOL is key to GM’s vision for a multimodal future,” he mentioned.
The autonomous Cadillac shuttle, described within the video as “arriving soon,” encompasses a boxy silhouette that recollects the Cruise Origin, additionally designed by Simcoe’s crew. It options fore and aft sliding doorways and a panoramic glass roof.
The cabin has wraparound lounge-like seating, plus biometric sensors, voice management and hand gesture recognition.
GM declined to reveal additional particulars.
Other automakers, together with Toyota Motor, Hyundai Motor and Geely Automobile, have beforehand have proven idea aerial autos as a part of their future planning.
GM declined to reveal additional particulars.
GM shares had been up 5.8% to $47.62 in early afternoon commerce.
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