Flying vehicle prototype slated for October 2019 reveal

Flying vehicle prototype slated for October 2019 reveal

It’s been some time since we last heard about the government’s plans for a flying vehicle, but at a Dewan Rakyat session today, it has been revealed that a prototype will be ready as early as October this year, The Star reports.

This is according to entrepreneur development minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, who was replying to a query by Datuk Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh on the status of the project.

“The ministry only plays its role as a development facilitator of the air mobility industry ecosystem, especially in the drafting of policies, regulations and support for local players to fulfil the need of the industry,” said Redzuan. He added that all the intellectual property including design, cost and software of the air mobility vehicle will be fully owned by the local company that is developing it.

The air mobility industry has been identified by the ministry to have high market potential in local and international markets, with focus on the infrastructure, security and agriculture sectors.

Flying vehicle prototype slated for October 2019 reveal

“The air mobility industry uses the latest application technology like drones, big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), mobility and the internet of things (IoT), which are growing swiftly at the international level,” explained Redzuan.

To ensure Malaysia isn’t left behind in this sector, Redzuan said it was important for the government to ensure local players and companies are provided with the necessary ecosystem and laws.

“We have initiated several discussions with the relevant ministries, including the transport ministry and the civil aviation authority, to look into some space and the laws needed so we will be prepared and allow the industry to grow.

Flying vehicle prototype slated for October 2019 reveal

“Other countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have invited us to see the launch of their flying vehicle project and they have started to create laws from three years ago,” he commented.

Earlier in March, a scale model of a flying vehicle prototype was put on display at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace 2019 (LIMA 19) exhibition. Called the Vector, it’s essentially less of a “flying car,” and more of a drone-based, point-to-point air mobility solution.

Developed by Aerodyne Group, the Vector will reportedly be powered by four motors and a lithium-ion battery. Weighing in at 600 kg, and with a payload capacoty of up to 200 kg, the vehicle is capable of flying about 50 metres above ground level at 60 km/h, and has from 30 up to 90 minutes of flight time.

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Comments

  • Avenger on Jul 02, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    This a private funded game-changing projek by Aerodyne Group. Developing human capital these Malaysian youths in projek already far advanced.

    Those youths who invented and did research reached world class level, high market potential in the infrastructure, security and agriculture sectors. No public money was involved. Autobots, roll out

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    • Rakyat Malaysia on Jul 03, 2019 at 12:07 am

      Who are you trying to fool? RM20million of our taxpayer money is not public money?

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  • Tol bila nak hapus? on Jul 02, 2019 at 4:53 pm

    No need so high as long as can fly slightly above the toll booth would be good enough

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    • alfarabiy on Jul 03, 2019 at 12:58 am

      Ultra rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) invited us to see the launch of their flying vehicle project. The flying carpet no longer a myth, Dubai UAE in collaboration with Chinese EHANG Co.

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  • panjang on Jul 02, 2019 at 5:04 pm

    No need to discuss this until inside Dewan Rakyat…Waste of time.

    Much better issue to discuss like the recent flood in Melaka Industrial area. Well it has been flooding since forever, this one no need to discuss?
    More than 15k people are employed at that area and contribute a lot from taxes, spending power, local business, employment, producing skilled workforce…these are not important?

    Nobody care abt the flying so called car.

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  • Same L0rr on Jul 02, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    Hahaha

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  • newme on Jul 02, 2019 at 5:21 pm

    Sembang memang kencang.
    Does this Redzuan know what are big data and AI? What about machine learning?

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  • Cap Marvel on Jul 02, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    i dunno…..even if, it can fly, 4 blades would generate A LOT of noises.

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  • Just Fly Away on Jul 02, 2019 at 5:41 pm

    If this fails to take off just donate it to the DBKL aerial grass cutting department

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  • Mr. Octopus on Jul 02, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    I really can’t wait to see this…. Popcorn in hand.

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  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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  • Aura89 on Jul 02, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    This is the same government that believes they will soon have flying unicorns!!!

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    • Seaman on Jul 03, 2019 at 11:35 am

      Let’s have the power of dreams’ spirit rather than bashing around and make kuaci statements..even Singaporean already has their own hypercar eventhough they has limited roads to enjoy it..pity for Malaysia for not having local supports in promoting local products.

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      • EDITOR on Jul 03, 2019 at 1:46 pm

        Do it without our tax money then you’ll have my applause.

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      • Landman on Jul 04, 2019 at 9:56 am

        Then you migrate to Singapore lah. End of story. Hahahahahaha

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  • Lol, enough with this joke

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  • Not Toyota Fan on Jul 02, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    Tadaaa, the flying car(pet).

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  • Vader on Jul 02, 2019 at 9:26 pm

    KDK boss just found new uses for his industrial large fans. Hahaha

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  • Giant Drone

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  • Prototype of what? A half scale drone?

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  • vVivi Zurianti on Jul 03, 2019 at 9:28 am

    come october, you’ll see 4 hairdryers being lashed-up, and seen (barely) flying by a monkey pilot.

    Memang boleh, Malaysia

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  • Build proton cars also takes 30 years and flop now want to build fly cars, somehow our minister do day dreaming

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  • Leonardo on Jul 03, 2019 at 11:14 am

    Google “Airspeeder” on youtube. This will be the benchmark.

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  • Calvin Wong on Jul 03, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    Better to collaborate with EHANG and import EHANG184 model into Malaysia

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  • lut you on Jul 03, 2019 at 6:21 pm

    Can I drive it with my “lesen terbang”?

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  • Old horse on Jul 03, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    Wastage and corruption same damage

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  • Michael Khor on Oct 22, 2019 at 10:30 am

    Until engineers can get the power source and energy system to lift a human size machine that is not helicopter or hovercraft, it is still sci-fiction to have flying car. The reason is power to weight ratio do not scale linearly with size increase. For example a small 5kg cat 25cm height can leap 2m up easily. Scale the height 4x to 100cm tiger size, it weight is not 4x heavier at 20kg, but at least 100kg…and no tiger can jump 8m up however much muscle it has.
    So medium size drones can fly, but human size electric drone has yet insufficient power to lift off the ground, only can roll around like EV cars. We have to wait until inventors can give us anti-gravity motor…also to avoid the huge noise created when we move large volume of air like those created by helicopter and hovercraft, and drones – who wants that?

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