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 know-how.
The Xpeng AeroHT autos collided in mid-air, with one catching hearth throughout touchdown, the corporate mentioned in a press release to Reuters.
The corporate mentioned individuals on the scene have been secure, however CNN reported one particular person was injured within the crash, citing an nameless firm worker.
The rehearsals on Tuesday have been for the Changchun Air Present, set to start out later this week in north-east China.
BBC Information has contacted Xpeng for remark.
Footage on Chinese language social media website Weibo appeared to indicate a flaming car on the bottom which was being attended to by hearth engines.
One car “sustained fuselage harm and caught hearth upon touchdown,” Xpeng AeroHT mentioned in a press release to CNN.
“All personnel on the scene are secure, 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, just lately increasing into Europe.
The flying automobiles are made by its subsidiary, AeroHT.
There are nonetheless appreciable hurdles for this type of transport when it comes to infrastructure, regulation and public acceptance.
Nevertheless, some analysts say China is making an attempt to copy the success it has had with EVs, by pushing early adoption of a tech that may ultimately change into broadly used.
It has mentioned it needs to steer the world within the “low-altitude economic system”.
Final 12 months, a pioneering European flying automotive agency was bought by a Chinese firm.
