This year’s Detroit Auto Show saw an impressive array of all-new vehicles and concepts, including its all-new Air Mobility Experience. As a preview into the future of travel and commerce, the experience showed off an international display of flight demonstrations that showcased technology from around the world.
The Future of Mobility
While September’s Auto Show included announcements and debuts of vehicles from well-known automakers like Chrysler and Jeep, the real star of the show was the Air Mobility Experience. Bridging science fiction with reality, the display included everything from a jet suit to passenger air vehicles. The goal is to show that the future of mobility extends far above the ground with air vehicles from Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Detroit, and more.
Detroit’s hometown display consisted of a vehicle capable of electrical vertical take-off and landing made for personal and commercial use. The showing showed the vehicle’s use for clean commuting, delivery, and infinite other uses, all done in the air. Additionally, the world’s first successful hoverboard impressed audiences as Montreal’s team demonstrated its full capabilities as more than just a novelty.
An Eye on the Sky
Every air vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show displayed a combination of years of work, trial, and error in a final concept. Air vehicles include:
- Detroit’s own Airspace Experience Technologies offering its Sigma-6 eVTOL, showing off an electric air transportation system for commuters and commercial customers.
- England’s Gravity Industries and their patented Jet Suit for search and rescue, paramedic, defense, and other uses capable of 1,000 horsepower.
- ICON Aircraft’s ICON A5 from Vacavaille, a two-seater amphibious aircraft first shown on Jay Leno’s Garage.
- AERWINS Technologies showing off Delaware’s XTURISMO Hoverbike, a Star Wars-inspired air bike with multiple practical applications.
- Tel Aviv’s AIR ONE, offering a virtual reality experience for attendees to try out their two-seater eVTOL for themselves.
- A true Hoverboard comes to life from Montreal’s Omni Hoverboards for a futuristic and award-winning, first-of-its-kind experience.
The future is closer than you think with personal air travel and mobility on the near horizon. While we may be a few years away from offering air mobility vehicles, you can find your next electric, hybrid, or high-tech car here at Benna CDJR! Browse our inventory of new and used vehicles or come down to our Superior, WI dealership for a test drive today.
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