The Geneva Motor Show is often the place to showcase unique achievements or ideas. This year, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus has done just that when introducing a very unique personal flying car model in the form of a concept concept called Pop.Up. This is a product of Airbus – Europe’s largest airline, combined with Italdesign – a famous supercar designer.
The Pop.Up flying car model has the ability to assemble as disassembled modules, which are very convenient for replacement. Operated entirely by electricity and does not emit any harmful gases into the environment. The purpose of developing this model is to reduce traffic congestion in crowded cities around the world, take advantage of the overhead space and protect the environment.
Pop.Up will use an artificial intelligence (AI) to record all user requests, manage travel schedules, activity plans, distances as well as update and issue requests. alternative solutions when problems arise. Interactive modules inside the cockpit such as screens or gestures and voice interactions will allow users to plan and book schedules through a smartphone application similar to current Grab or Uber applications. , but more utilities.
As the name “flying car”, Pop.Up is designed to both be able to run on the ground like a regular car, and can fly in the sky like an airplane. The passenger compartment is an independent unit made of ultra-light materials that can protect passengers in any collision and can be paired with two parts to choose from on-road or in-air status.
The model is already operational, but it is still only in experimental form and needs more time to be safe enough for use in urban traffic. Many people are skeptical, because it seems that this is technology in science fiction movies, but difficult to apply in real life. But Mathias Thomsen, Airbus’s Pop.Up project manager, has told the media that the model is expected to be completed and sold commercially in just 5-10 years.
