Audi Pop.Up Next

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Manufacturer Audi AG, Airbus, Italdesign
Model years 2018
Body and chassis
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Body style 2-door

The Audi Pop.Up Next is a conceptual unmanned flying electric vehicle that can move both on the ground and through the air of the joint development of the German automaker Audi AG, the Airbus company, and the design company Italdesign Giugiaro. It was first presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2018. [1]

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Audi Pop.Up Next at the Geneva Motor Show 2018

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References

  1. "Audi joins Italdesign and Airbus on Pop.Up autonomous flying car project", motorauthority.com, 9 March 2018. Retrieved 2024-05-17.