据外媒报道，知情人士透露，日本正大力开发飞行汽车，将优步、空中客车等公司聚集到一个由政府主导的集团，以期在未来十年将空中交通工具引入日本。该集团最初将由约20家公司组成，包括波音、日本电气公司（NEC）、丰田支持的初创企业Cartivator、全日空控股公司（ANA Holdings）、日本航空（Japan Airlines）以及大和控股（Yamato Holdings）。

知情人士透露，上述公司代表将于8月29日汇集召开首次月度会议。此外，日本经济、工商以及交通部计划在今年起草一份路线图。优步发言人证实了这一消息，但拒绝进一步置评。空中客车、波音、全日空、日本航空、日本电气、大和控股以及Cartivator等公司均拒绝置评，日本商业和交通部也拒绝发表评论。

在拥挤的道路上空飞行的汽车远比许多人想象的更接近现实。世界各地的初创公司都在从事这种小型飞机的研发，而直到最近，飞行汽车还只停留在科幻小说的领域。由于日本企业在电动汽车以及自动驾驶汽车方面已经落后于全球同行，日本政府在飞行汽车技术方面显得尤为急迫，开始推动立法及基础设施建设，以帮助日本企业在该方面占据领导地位。

许多公司已经在这场竞赛中占据了先机。优步将在未来五年投资2000万欧元(2300万美元)，在巴黎一家新工厂开发飞行汽车服务，并计划在2023年前开始其空中出租车业务的商业运营。总部位于加州山景城(Mountain View)、由谷歌的拉里?佩奇(Larry Page)创立并支持的初创公司Kitty Hawk今年6月展示了一款飞行单人休闲车。其他打算采用这种新型交通方式的跨国公司包括大众集团旗下奥迪品牌、戴姆勒以及浙江吉利控股集团。日本汽车制造商尚未宣布研发飞行汽车的计划。

本月日本经济部长Minister Hiroshige向记者透露，飞行汽车可缓解城市交通拥堵，在灾害发生时帮助偏远岛屿或山区运输，还可用于旅游业。与航空技术一样，飞行技术需赢得多家监管机构的批准，而这一过程或将耗时几年。只有当监管机构设定了安全标准，该项技术才能得以实施，反之，乘客们便不会接受飞行汽车。日本希望率先为这个新兴产业制定法规，因为日本政策制定者们认为，目前的航空法规主要是由欧洲和美国制定。

吉利飞行汽车上市

8月1日，中国吉利控股集团正式宣布旗下Terrafugia太力飞行汽车公司于今年10月开启预定，首批产品正在量产将于2019年问世，首批用户将主要针对美国市场。

这款名叫Transition的飞行汽车，有一对折叠机翼，重约1300磅（约590千克），可以路上跑也可以飞上天。允许乘坐2人，最大飞行高度为3000米，最高飞行速度为160千米/时，可实现空中续航640千米，每小时需燃烧19升燃油，百公里油耗约为11.87升，仅相当于2.0T的汽车。Transition的机翼会在40秒内完全伸展，而且仅需30米长的跑道就能够飞上天空；机翼可折叠收起，车体与SUV车相当，方便停进家用车库。

即将用于量产的Transition在动力、加速、内饰、安全性和空中配套方面进行了全方位地升级，包括混动发动机（磷酸铁锂电池）、飞行加速、更舒适的乘坐体验和更大的行李空间。安全带/气囊/三后视摄像头成像效果改进以及引入了Dynon的飞行信息系统和BRS公司的降落伞系统。

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English version

Gifted Airbus helps Japan's R & D flying car Geely to launch next year.

According to foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter said that Japan is vigorously developing flying cars, and will gather Youbu, Airbus and other companies into a government-led group, with a view to introducing air vehicles into Japan in the next decade. The group will initially consist of about 20 companies, including Boeing, NEC, Toyota-backed startup Cartivator, ANA Holdings, Japan Airlines and Yamato Holdings.

The company representatives will assemble for the first monthly meeting in August 29th, people familiar with the matter said. In addition, Japan's Ministry of economy, commerce and industry and the Ministry of transport plan to draft a roadmap this year. The spokesman confirmed the news but declined to comment further. Airbus, Boeing, All Nippon Airlines, Nippon Airlines, Nippon Electric, Daiwa Holdings and Cartivator declined to comment, and Japan's Commerce and Transport Department declined to comment.

Cars flying over crowded roads are much closer to reality than many people think. Startups around the world are working on these small aircraft, and until recently, flying cars have remained in the realm of science fiction. Because Japanese companies have lagged behind their global counterparts in electric vehicles and autonomous driving vehicles, the Japanese government is particularly urgent in the technology of flying cars, and has begun to promote legislation and infrastructure construction to help Japanese enterprises take the lead in this regard.

Many companies have taken the lead in this competition. Youbo will invest 20 million ($23 million) over the next five years to develop flying car services at a new Paris plant and plan to start commercial operations of its air taxi business by 2023. Kitty Hawk, a startup founded and supported by Google's Larry Page in Mountain View, California, unveiled a flying single recreational car in June. Other multinationals planning to adopt this new mode of transportation include Volkswagen's Audi brand, Daimler and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Japanese automakers have yet to announce plans to develop a flying car.

Minister Hiroshige, Japan's economy minister, told reporters this month that flying cars can ease urban traffic congestion, help transport remote islands or mountains in the event of disasters, and can also be used in tourism. Flight technology, like aviation technology, needs to be approved by a number of regulators, a process that could take years. Only when regulators set safety standards can the technology be implemented, otherwise passengers will not accept flying cars. Japan wants to take the lead in enacting regulations for this emerging industry because Japanese policymakers believe that current aviation regulations are mainly made in Europe and the United States.

Geely flying cars listed

On August 1, China Geely Holdings Group officially announced that its Terrafugia Taili Flying Automobile Company will open its reservation in October this year. The first batch of products are in mass production and will be launched in 2019. The first batch of users will be mainly targeted at the U.S. market.

The flying car, called Transition, has a pair of folding wings and weighs about 1,300 pounds (590 kilograms), and can run on the road or fly to the sky. Two passengers are allowed to fly at a maximum altitude of 3000 meters and a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour. The flight can last 640 kilometers in the air. 19 litres of fuel per hour are needed. The fuel consumption of 100 kilometers is about 11.87 litres, which is equivalent to only 2.0T vehicles. Transition's wings can be fully extended in 40 seconds, and it takes only 30 meters of runway to fly into the sky; the wings fold up and the body matches the SUV, making it easy to park in a home garage.

The upcoming mass-production Transition upgrades power, acceleration, interior, safety and air support, including hybrid engines (lithium iron phosphate batteries), flight acceleration, a more comfortable ride experience, and greater luggage space. Improved seatbelt/airbag/three-view camera imaging and the introduction of Dynon's flight information system and BRS's parachute system.

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