--- title: "This Is Cadillac’s Wild Flying Car Concept" description: "General Motors has released autonomous and flying car concepts under Cadillac's Halo portfolio. Learn about these futuristic vehicles." date: "2021-01-12" modified: "2021-01-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/cadillac-autonomous-car-flying-car-concept" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" tags: - "autonomous vehicle" - "cadillac" - "evtol" - "general motors" - "the digest" - "vtol" --- # This Is Cadillac’s Wild Flying Car Concept ![General Motors has shown off two truly wild-looking autonomous vehicle and flying car concepts under the Cadillac brand at this year's CES.]() *\Image: GM\* ## Flying in Style General Motors [has shown off]() two truly wild-looking autonomous vehicle and flying car concepts at this year's virtual-only CES. Both concepts fall under the carmaker's luxury-oriented Cadillac brand, promising a plush and comfortable vision of the not-so-distant future. ![]() ## Concept Car Neither concept, both of are part of Cadillac's Halo portfolio, are meant to go into production any time soon — that is, if they ever make it into production at all, since that's not really the point. As the brand name suggests, the autonomous vehicle is decked out with a sectional-style, plush seating arrangement, allowing you to chat comfortably as the vehicle takes care of the driving. The car can adjust anything from temperature, humidity and down to the scent being pumped into the car, all based on data from biometric sensors reading the passengers' vital signs, as [*CNET* reports](). Voice and hand-based gesture controls largely eliminate the need for any buttons or dials in the interior of the vehicle as well. ## Lux Flyterna Cadillac's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, on the other hand, looks a lot like other flying taxi concepts we have seen in the past. A single electric motor powers four rotors, allowing it to carry just a single passenger to a nearby destination at 56 mph. We don't have an awful lot of details beyond just that, which makes sense as this is mostly a design exercise at this point, as [*The Verge* points out](). ![]() General Motors also revealed more details about its upcoming ultra-luxury electric vehicle called Celestiq. The car will include a "four quadrant" smart glass roof as well as a "pillar to pillar" display that runs the entire width of the car, as [*Engadget* reports](). **READ MORE:** [GM surprises with autonomous Cadillac and flying car concepts]() \[*The Verge*\] **More on GM:** *[Huge Amounts of Money Are Pouring Into the Electric Vehicle Market]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()