Imagine you board a Supernal electric airplane (eVTOL) and fly 60 miles in 20 minutes over the congested freeways of Los Angeles.
“You fire up the app, say, ‘I have to go from here to there,’ get in your car, go to a vertical port, get on the eVTOL, fly through the sky, land at the next vertical port, and then get in your car. Hop on board and complete your journey,” said Ben Diachun, Chief Technology Officer of Supernal.
If Supernal gets its project off the ground, its flying taxis could ease traffic congestion, reduce fuel emissions and speed travel between major cities.
James Packard of Scripps News: You guys have also implemented some really cool car designs in the interior.
Ben Diachun: What we do is take the best parts of the car and incorporate them into aerodynamics. So we worked with Supernal and Hyundai Motor Group’s Design Center to create a truly comfortable cabin experience.
Supernal, a division of Hyundai Motor Group, is part of the multi-trillion dollar automotive industry. As our transportation technology gets smarter, they gathered at the CES race to stay ahead.
“CES is a tremendous enabler to really advance our thinking,” said Goodyear CEO Rich Kramer.
The company just announced smart tire technology that helps autonomous and semi-autonomous cars measure road conditions and respond accordingly.
“This isn’t just about enabling self-driving cars. All cars are becoming more autonomous. So this kind of capability, even in fully self-driving vehicles rather than self-driving cars. It helps the driver react faster and the vehicle reacts proactively, which drivers do in certain situations in the world,” Kramer said.
At PACCAR, traditional truck manufacturers like Kenworth and Peterbilt are moving into electric vehicles.
“We’re learning, and our customers are learning,” said Adam Salnick, assistant chief engineer for Kenworth Trucks.
The truck, already popular in Europe, will run on batteries, while another truck will still be diesel-powered, but in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, it will be designed to be more aerodynamic and consume less fuel. Masu.
Next is hydropower.
“We are partnering with Toyota as a fuel cell supplier and we plan to launch this truck in 2025. So this is a completely zero-emissions solution, it is an electric truck, but it is not possible to store the energy in the battery. “We’re using fuel cells, and what fuel cells do is turn hydrogen into electricity and water,” Salnik said.
New technologies are daring consumers to demand clean transportation and make it the way of the future.
Packard: What do you say to people who say, “I’m not interested in that, so why would you do that?”
Dear Chun: of course. Well, I think it’s recognized that like any new technology, there will be early adopters. Therefore, we are focusing on launch customers. They will find out how safe it is, how comfortable it is and how it simplifies movement from one point to another in crowded urban areas. And in the 2030s, this is likely to be adopted.