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小鹏汇天重大事故:两架eVTOL发生相撞并坠毁
Ju Chao Zi Xun· 2025-09-17 03:52
Group 1 - A serious safety incident occurred on September 16, involving two eVTOL aircraft from Xiaopeng Huitian, which collided in flight and crashed [2] - One aircraft managed a normal landing while the other sustained damage and caught fire during landing, attributed to insufficient flight spacing [2] - Xiaopeng Huitian is a pioneer in the flying car sector, focusing on the research and commercialization of flying cars [2] Group 2 - In October 2024, Xiaopeng Huitian's flying car manufacturing base will commence construction, aiming for an annual production capacity of 10,000 units [2] - The company completed a $250 million Series B financing round on July 15, 2025, with $100 million from the B2 round, intended to support research, mass production, and commercialization of flying cars [2] - In October 2023, Xiaopeng Huitian unveiled the split-type flying car "Land Carrier," which consists of a ground vehicle and a flying unit, featuring a distributed electric propulsion system [3] Group 3 - The production license application for the flying unit (code: X3-F) was accepted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, marking the start of regulatory review for mass production [3] - The "Land Carrier" production facility is set to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025, with plans for mass delivery in 2026 at a price not exceeding 2 million yuan [3] - The recent crash incident poses significant challenges to Xiaopeng Huitian's flying car project, with safety being a major public concern for this emerging transportation mode [3]