Two flying automobiles crashed into one another at a rehearsal for an air present in China which was meant to be a showcase for the expertise.
The Xpeng AeroHT autos collided in mid-air, with one catching hearth throughout touchdown, the corporate stated in a press release to Reuters.
The corporate stated folks on the scene had been protected, however CNN reported one particular person was injured within the crash, citing an nameless firm worker.
The rehearsals on Tuesday had been for the Changchun Air Present, set to begin later this week in north-east China.
BBC Information has contacted Xpeng for remark.
Footage on Chinese language social media web site Weibo appeared to indicate a flaming car on the bottom which was being attended to by hearth engines.
One car “sustained fuselage injury and caught hearth upon touchdown,” Xpeng AeroHT stated in a press release to CNN.
“All personnel on the scene are protected, and native authorities have accomplished on-site emergency measures in an orderly method,” it added.
The electrical flying automobiles take off and land vertically, and the corporate is hoping to promote them for round $300,000 (£220,000) every.
In January, Xpeng claimed to have round 3,000 orders for the car.
The Chinese language firm is likely one of the largest producers of electrical autos (EVs) on the planet, not too long ago increasing into Europe.
The flying automobiles are made by its subsidiary, AeroHT.
There are nonetheless appreciable hurdles for this type of transport by way of infrastructure, regulation and public acceptance.
Nevertheless, some analysts say China is making an attempt to duplicate the success it has had with EVs, by pushing early adoption of a tech that may finally grow to be extensively used.
It has stated it needs to steer the world within the “low-altitude economic system”.
Final yr, a pioneering European flying automobile agency was bought by a Chinese firm.
