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A scale model of a flying drone-car mash-up has driven and hovered across an exhibition hall in Amsterdam, providing a glimpse of what could be the future of urban mobility.
The Pop.Up Next prototype drone is made up of three separate modules – a chassis with wheels, a two-seat capsule for passengers and a four-rotor drone.
It is being developed by aviation giant Airbus, carmaker Audi and Italdesign design house.
The concept has been shown before, but a one-quarter size scale model made its maiden public flight on Tuesday at the Amsterdam Drone Week convention.
But do not plan on hailing such an airborne ride any time soon.
Airbus executive Jean Brice Demont estimates it will take more than a decade for a large-scale rollout of such a service.
