Ever since the Berlin announcements dropped, Doc Brown has been stuck in my head: “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” Back to the Future Part II put a flying DeLorean in the sky and set an expectation that 40 years of concept renders still haven’t met.
XPENG showed up at IFA 2026 with the opposite idea. Its ARIDGE Land Aircraft Carrier keeps the roads. The car never leaves the ground at all, and the aircraft rides in the back until you want it.
