2 Flying Cars Collide Mid-Air, Catch Fire Ahead of Airshow

The dream of the flying car might always remain precisely that—a dream. An unrealized fantasy that sounds fun and futuristic but would, in reality, be a logistical nightmare where the average fender bender would turn into an airplane crash.

As evidence of the dangers associated with the concept of the flying car, I submit a story about two electric flying cars that collided mid-air during a rehearsal for the Changchun Air Show in northeast China. The crash involved vehicles from Xpeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle giant Xpeng Motors. One of the cars burst into flames after landing.

While the company was quick to say that “all personnel at the scene are safe,” CNN cited an anonymous employee who claimed one person was injured.

Flying Cars Crashed Into Each Other Mid-Ai