据彭博社援引知情人士的话称，日本正在努力开发飞行汽车，并将包括网约车巨头Uber和空客在内的公司纳入政府牵头的机构中，争取在未来10年将飞行汽车引入日本。

Japan is working hard to develop flying cars and incorporate companies including Internet contract giants Uber and Airbus into government-led agencies to bring flying cars to Japan in the next 10 years, Bloomberg quoted people familiar with the matter as saying.

图：艺术家绘制的飞行汽车渲染图

Figure: renderings of flying cars painted by artists

最初组成这个机构的共有20家公司，包括波音(Boein)、丰田(Toyota）、全日空(ANA)、日本航空（JAL）以及大和航空(Yamato)等公司。知情人士称，这些公司的代表将于8月29日举行首次月度会议。他们说，日本经济产业省和交通省计划今年起草一份路线图。

It was originally formed by 20 companies, including Boein, Toyota, ANA, JAL and Yamato. The representatives of these companies will hold their first monthly meeting in August 29th, people familiar with the matter said. They said Japan's Ministry of economy and industry and transport ministry plan to draft a roadmap this year.

Uber发言人证实该公司参与了日本的飞行汽车计划，但拒绝进一步置评。来自空客、波音、全日空、日本航空(JAL)、日本电气(NEC)、大和航空以及Cartivator等公司的代表，以及日本经济产业省和交通省的官员也拒绝置评。

A Uber spokesman confirmed that the company was involved in Japan's flying car program but declined to comment further. Representatives from Airbus, Boeing, All Nippon Airlines, JAL, NEC, Daiwa and Cartivator, as well as officials from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Transport, declined to comment.

飞行汽车远比许多人想象的更接近现实。世界各地的初创企业都在研发小型飞机，而直到最近，这还只是科幻小说的领域。由于日本企业在电动汽车和无人驾驶汽车方面已经落后于全球同行，日本政府在飞机技术研发方面表现出了紧迫感，开始推动立法和基础设施建设，以帮助获得领导地位。

Flying cars are much closer to reality than many people think. Startups around the world are developing small airplanes, and until recently, this was only the realm of science fiction. As Japanese companies have lagged behind their global counterparts in electric and driverless vehicles, the Japanese government has shown a sense of urgency in research and development of aircraft technology and has begun to promote legislation and infrastructure to help gain leadership.

许多公司已经在这场比赛中领先一步。Uber将在未来五年内投资2000万欧元(约合2300万美元)在巴黎建立实验室，用于研发飞行汽车服务。Uber设定的目标是，在2023年前开始其航空税业务的商业运营。

Many companies have already taken the lead in this competition. Uber will invest 20 million ($23 million) over the next five years to build a laboratory in Paris to develop flying car services. The goal of Uber is to start its business of aviation tax business before 2023.

总部位于加州山景城、由谷歌联合创始人拉里·佩奇(Larry Page)创办并支持的初创公司Kitty Hawk，今年6月展示了一款飞机原型，即单人版休闲车。其他打算采用这种新型交通工具的跨国公司包括大众汽车(Volkswagen AG)、戴姆勒(Daimler AG)和中国汽车制造商吉利(Geely)。

Kitty Hawk, a startup founded and supported by Google co-founder Larry Page and based in Mountain View, California, unveiled a prototype plane, the single-player leisure car, in June. Other multinationals planning to adopt the new vehicles include Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and Geely, the Chinese carmaker.

日本汽车制造商尚未宣布开发飞行汽车的计划。不过，日本经济大臣世耕弘成(Hiroshige Seko)本月表示，飞行汽车可以缓解城市交通拥堵，在灾害发生时帮助偏远岛屿或山区，还可以用于旅游业。

Japanese automakers have yet to announce plans to develop flying cars. But Hiroshige Seko, Japan's economy minister, said this month that flying cars could ease urban traffic congestion, help remote islands or mountains in the event of disasters, and be used in tourism.

这项技术和航空技术一样，需要获得几家监管机构的批准，而这些批准可能需要多年时间。没有这些标准，乘客就不会接受这种飞行器。日本希望率先为这个新生行业制定规则，因为政策制定者认为，目前的航空法规大多是由欧洲和美国制定的。

The technology, like aviation, requires approval from several regulators, which may take years. Without these standards, passengers would not accept this kind of aircraft. Japan wants to take the lead in setting rules for this nascent industry because policymakers believe most of the current air regulations are made in Europe and the United States.

据报道，该团体由日本汽车界、航空界的年轻技术人员组成，目标是开发出“飞行汽车”在2020年奥运会式上展示飞行。首次无人试飞将于本月12日在爱知县丰田市内的废弃学校内进行，验证其安全性，为下一步载人飞行做准备。

According to reports, the group is composed of young technicians from Japan's automotive and aviation industries, the goal is to develop a "flying car" in the 2020 Olympic Games show flight. The first unmanned test flight will be conducted at an abandoned school in Toyota, Aichi County on December 12 to verify its safety and prepare for the next manned flight.

“飞行汽车”形似大型无人机，安装有3个车轮，宽3.7米，高1.5米，设置有前后两个座位。飞行高度最高为10米，垂直起降，目标时速为100公里。预计5月下旬在横滨市的展览会上首次亮相。

The Flying Vehicle, which resembles a large UAV, has three wheels, 3.7 meters wide and 1.5 meters high, with front and rear seats. The highest flying altitude is 10 meters, with a vertical take-off and landing, and the target speed is 100 kilometers per hour. It is expected to be debuted at the exhibition in Yokohama in late May.

该团体由丰田汽车以及NEC等提供资金和技术支持。“飞行汽车”计划于2025年上市，然而其安全性以及法律保障等方面还面临着众多课题有待解决。

The group provides financial and technical support from TOYOTA and NEC. Flying Vehicle is scheduled to go on sale in 2025, but its safety and legal protection are still facing many problems to be solved.

作为新一代交通工具，“飞行汽车”的研发在世界各国备受关注。去年春天，美国一家公司发布了“飞行出租车计划”，中国企业也已成功试飞载人“无人机”。

As a new generation of transportation vehicles, the research and development of "flying cars" has attracted worldwide attention. Last spring, a U.S. company announced a "flying taxi program," and Chinese companies have successfully tested the flight of a manned "UAV".（文编译飞行汽车feiauto）www.feiauto.com

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