ANALYSIS OF THE STATE-OF ART AND THE MARKET

FLYING CARS

ANALYSIS OF THE STATE-OF ART AND THE MARKET

RODRIGO SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA

R&D ENGINEER AT RSAUTAIR

MAY 2018

SUMMARY:
The aim of this report is to give an overview about the flight cars state-of-art, market analysis and innovative trends that are coming. This report is made in order to help the technical and financial departments in terms of making a decision related to our development in this field.

First, a brief introduction explaining what flight cars are is made, why they are important for the future and their impact in urban mobility and how people awareness is increasing in this topic.

The different types of flying cars analysed will give you a holistic view of the market and what our competitors are working in. The explanations include the problems that this sector will face, and the market share it is expected to take.

Also, the main challenges this technology will face are exposed. The feasibility of the flying cars, the price to be competitive in the market, the sustainability of the project and how they contribute to the transition to smart cities and to improve urban mobility.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 2

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4

Companies in the cutting-edge of flying cars ................................................. ..............5

• Airbus ................................................................................................................5
• Uber ..................................................................................................................6

Challenges: ...................................................................................................................6

• Feasibility and price .........................................................................................6
• Urban mobility and sustainability …………………………………………………………………7

Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….9

INTRODUCTION:

Innovation is the only way to improve what we have done. It is an iterative process through which we should learn from failure until we arrive to a satisfactory result. In this term, one of the main topics that companies from the aeronautical and automotive field are working in is the flying cars.

It is evident that there is a very big problem with urban mobility in our time that should be, at least treated, with the objective of finding a solution. Traffic jams, pollution, loss of time. All these factors affect directly to people, their humour and their productivity in their respectively workplaces.

As the space we have is limited, the solution of this problem seems to be not other than conquering the air. Using this space would produce a very big decongestion of the roads and would be, in appearance, a good solution for the problem.

Nevertheless, it is very difficult to conquer the air and it has to be much thought and very innovative technologies should be developed. Another important problem is faced is the certification and safety processes that should be accomplished.

ENTERPRISES IN THE CUTTING-EDGE OF FLYING CARS:

Airbus:
it cannot be understood the world of flying cars without talking about Airbus. The European company is spending a lot of money and resources in this field. They know the social awareness that has raised around the problem of urban mobility and they want to be first-movers in finding the solution and giving a better experience to the customer. Among their projects, two of them are the most remarkable ones. The Airbus Vahana and the Airbus pop-up.

The Airbus Vahana is a very complex and well-designed car that has been created in the facilities of A3, the innovative division that Airbus has in Silicon Valley. It has been used the last tendencies in composites materials, batteries and sensors so it can avoid obstacles for example. It could be also self-piloted.

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