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Check out these flying car concepts displayed at Shanghai Auto Show

For drivers trapped in endless gridlock, the fantasy of soaring over traffic jams might soon become reality.

At the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, multiple automakers unveiled prototype flying vehicles that could redefine urban mobility within this decade.

GAC's multi-rotor flying car prototype is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG
GAC's multi-rotor flying car prototype is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

GAC's multi-rotor flying car prototype is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

Hongqi's
Hongqi's "Sky Chariot One" concept is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

Hongqi's "Sky Chariot One" concept is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

Chery's winged electric vehicle is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG
Chery's winged electric vehicle is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

Chery's winged electric vehicle is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

XPeng's
XPeng's "land aircraft carrier" is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

XPeng's "land aircraft carrier" is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

SEVB's passenger drone is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG
SEVB's passenger drone is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

SEVB's passenger drone is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show, April 24, 2025. /VCG

While these sci-fi-inspired models currently remain road-illegal, China's government appears determined to clear the roadblocks in airspace with an initiative called "low-altitude economy."

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