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 automobiles collided in mid-air, with one catching hearth throughout touchdown, the corporate mentioned in an announcement to Reuters.
The corporate mentioned 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 website 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 mentioned in an announcement 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 without doubt one of the largest producers of electrical automobiles (EVs) on the planet, lately 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 copy the success it has had with EVs, by pushing early adoption of a tech that can finally turn into extensively used.
It has mentioned it desires to guide the world within the “low-altitude economic system”.
Final yr, a pioneering European flying automobile agency was bought by a Chinese firm.
