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Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show


Footage shared on social media shows burning wreckage on the ground after the mid-air collision.

The Xpeng AeroHT vehicles collided in mid-air, with one catching fire during landing, the company said in a statement to Reuters. Footage on Chinese social media site Weibo appeared to show a flaming vehicle on the ground which was being attended to by fire engines. However, some analysts say China is attempting to replicate the success it has had with EVs, by pushing early adoption of a tech that will eventually become widely used.

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