SAE EPR2021011, 2021: Unsettled Topics Concerning Flying Cars for Urban Air Mobility
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Description
Flying cars-as a new type of vehicle for urban air transportation and future travel?are getting more and more attention in the automotive and aeronautical fields, and the topic has become an important development trend for the transborder integration of automotive and aeronautical technologies and industries. This article introduces the concrete possibility of flying cars and the rise of the urban air mobility (UAM) concept. It describes more than 100 years of practical exploration surrounding flying cars and represents the current research status for UAM air buses and air taxis along with the future development trend of intelligent transportation of air-to-land amphibious vehicles. Moreover, it discusses the major bottlenecks and impediments confronting the development of flying cars, such as high power density electric propulsion, high lift-to-drag ratio and lightweight body structures, and low-altitude intelligent flight. Furthermore, the article proposes three phased goals and visions for the development of flying cars in China, suggesting the development of a flying vehicle technology innovation system that integrates automotive and aeronautic industries, and promoting the demonstration application of flying cars in urban air transportation and emergency rescue. These will mark key breakthroughs for the near-future development of the flying car.
NOTE: SAE EDGE Research Reports are intended to identify and illuminate key issues in emerging, but still unsettled, technologies of interest to the mobility industry. The goal of SAE EDGE Research Reports is to stimulate discussion and work in the hope of promoting and speeding resolution of identified issues. These reports are not intended to resolve the challenges they identify or close any topic to further scrutiny.