It looks like Malaysians won’t have long to wait to see what the country’s first ‘flying car‘ is all about. The vehicle should be revealed before the year is out, and work on the project is said to be 85% complete, according to entrepreneur development minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.
He revealed that the prototype of the vehicle is currently being built by a Malaysian company in Japan, and he would be heading there next month to view the progress of the construction. “I am going to Japan in September for the Aviation Conference and I hope to get to see the almost complete (flying) car that we will be going to bring back towards the end of the year,” he said.
Last month, it was reported that the prototype will be ready by as early as October. Asked by reporters if the nation’s first flying car would be launched by year-end, Mohd Redzuan said that it would depend on Malaysia’s ecosystem for flying cars, especially in term of availability to fly at that time, Bernama reports.
He added that while Japan has a supporting ecosystem for the flying car industry, development of flying vehicles for Malaysia will have to take place locally. “The flying car is a private initiative. We don’t control them (investors) on what they want to do, but we need to create the (flying car) industry in Malaysia,” he said.
He said the ministry is currently in discussions with various ministries involved in the aviation sector to create available space for flying cars in Malaysia, similar to efforts undertaken in several other countries. This, he said, will complement skills of local entrepreneurs to develop flying cars.
Earlier this month, Mohd Redzuan said that Cyberjaya could be a potential testbed location for new inventions, which will include flying cars. The location, he said, will provide the necessary space for any field tests and evaluation.
It is expected that the flying vehicle prototype will be the Vector, a drone-based, point-to-point air mobility solution being developed by Malaysian company Aerodyne Group in collaboration with a Japanese partner.
The Vector will reportedly be powered by four motors and a lithium-ion battery. Weighing in at 600 kg, and with a payload capacity of up to 200 kg, the vehicle is capable of flying about 50 metres above ground level at 60 km/h, and will offer from 30 up to 90 minutes of flight time.
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i believe the remaining 15% is how to make the car fly..
I am waiting for the game changing Proton Iriz EV, not this insane Flying Car
Insane flying car, by insane ministers, voted in by insane citizen, now supported by insane trollers. I’m loving it!
15% is how to make the car land.. when pay tol.
the 15% is the marketing budget to make ppl believe the car flies
85% ord gud 2 obtain CGPA 3.85 ,
PH CGPA is just 2.5. Pero 2+3 bahagi 2.
I believe the remaining 15% is how to make the car fly…
national flying car sell here under RM50k ,
I believe the remaining 15% is how to make the car fly…
Three comments all same words but different names. Our BN Cybertrooper John is on overdrive today!
Why complain about other people when you’ve been caught using 14 dupes in just one article?
Aduii many non local dupes , rilec bruh heh3.
Are they going to listen to what Rakyat think of this project?
Just show the prototype…don’t report anything about…you wannabe PM..
ok. question now. who will be the 1st pilot for this?
mahathir of course
jib co. pilot
we have new PM
Madey says Anwar “volunteered”. Kamikaze! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!
KDK rules.
Bravo DS! Dubai flying car has got new rival now.
85% complete, 100% failure.
Aladdin movie is in cinema and we have our own genie. The greatest wayang ever. Hahahaha!
I think he should make a flying carpet instead powered by his special dream suited for his 1 minded …. personality
If it’s private initiative why la gomen busybody gotta announce the project n wanna see the progress. Let them finished everything n once it’s up n running then everyone can attend the launching ceremony. Cannot brain why these minions need to explain to rakyat about third national car or flying car when they claimed it’s not gov-funded. It sounds fishy..
make sure fly only at Putrajaya. I don’t want my rooftop got big hole..
People wont be flying with Air Asia anymore :):):)
why la PH keep doing stupid thing..wake up. rakyat dont vote u for all these shit crap!!
To be exact, Tun Dr. M!
People voted PH meant they voted for him too la. There is not 2 ways around this fact.
Flying car 85% complete. PH 85% will be booted out in the next GE.
remaining 15% is waiting fans from Mr DIY to arrive
hahaha good one Bro. the fans need to be also from another Crony from god knows where… this is the biggest joke. is there realy people who think this toy will work?
Another useless project.
So when it’s 100% completed we’ll see 5 kdk fans is it?
Why is this project gaining such much publicity when all it does is appoint foreign consultants to construct a prototype? A university student can do it for its final year project
“Malaysian company Aerodyne Group in collaboration with a Japanese partner”.
It sounded like “Malaysian pays, Japanese does the real work”.
The sub, sub, sub, sub contract culture in Malaysia dies hard.
Anyway, what is “National” anymore in Malaysia??
That’s why it is extremely hard for engineers who loves engineering to find a good job in malaysia. Most of the jobs are all about sub sub sub and monitor… When questions were asked on possibility of self design? The reply “Malayisa tak dapat la… Kita beli lagi cepat… Wang cepat masuk…”
I believe the remaining 15% is how to make the car fly…
I believe when this car is completed and it flys everyone will be surprised even the people who built it.
Yes, I believe we can fly.
I reckon TUN M to be the first pilot to fly from klcc to Putrajaya
i i i i tak mau mati cepat
We are already way behind when it comes to EV, the real future of automobiles. But this old senile is still stuck with seeking his grandiose exit. Another white elephant soon to be global laughing stock.
Dear PH,
Rakyat’s has lost confidence on your gomen & wasting time to believe your lies on manifesto & nonsense.
Anyway, after 4 years rakyat will get another gomen that can abolish/get rid of this “flying car” to put Malaysian’s 1st, PH last for good!
The next gomen will be also 2×5. Be-End under new management is still same songlap culture as Pakatan Hopeless.
Politics in Boleh-Land is about how much the politicians make, not about the benefits to Rakyat.
Benefits to Rakyat is called Election Manifesto, a work of fiction to fool the voters.
Ha ha ha …. Ha Ha Ha
I want to belief ….. Ha Ha Ha Flying car
Come next election, Redzuan will promise voters a new National Flying Unicorn project. Funded by an Arab Prince, each citizens will be entitled to a Flying Unicorn should PH wins GE15. Syukur Msia Aman.
Ask Tun to test and give some feedback, he love to do this.
Maybe we have new PM after the testing
tonton zakap i nak mati tanam, taknak mati debu
Is is is…
EV project pun entah kemana. Flying car pulak. Sekadar nak fullfill atok imagination 2020 ada flying car buatpe
I know Asians are small but I’m pretty sure they won’t fit in that car.
Until engineers can get the power source and energy system to lift this human size machine, 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 for short period, but human size drone has insufficient power to ever lift off the ground. We have to wait until inventors can give us anti-gravity motor…the electric fans design of today’s drone cannot deliver the air flow volume to lift, or else we would have electric helicopter now( not the toy size one).