The capsule features a high-tech, monocoque carbon fiber cocoon that measures 2.6 meters long, 1.4 meters high, and 1.5 meters wide. The capsule transforms itself into a city car by simply coupling to the ground module, which features a carbon fiber chassis and is battery powered.
Lastly, the vehicle features an interface module that interacts with users in a fully virtual environment. Once passengers reach their destination, the air and ground modules with the capsule autonomously return to unique recharge stations to wait for their next customers.
Last year, A3, an Airbus subsidiary, launched a similar vehicle, the “Vahana,” a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) electric and autonomous aircraft designed to be an “air taxi.” As A³ CEO Rodin Lyasoff explains, the Vahana “sits at the convergence of trends in urban demographics and rapid improvements” in a number of technologies, including batteries, advanced sensors, and mass-produced lightweight composite structures.
