Chinney Group Successfully Co-hosted "How Flying Cars Will Reshape the Future of Cities"
Aeronautics Inc.’s First Flying Car Made Its Debut Test Flight in Asia Unlocking the Infinite Potential of the Low-Altitude Economy
(Hong Kong, April 15, 2025) Hosted by the Shenzhen Low Altitude Economy Industry Association, Green Future Innovation Alliance, Hong Kong PropTech Association, the Urban Land Institute, and co-hosted by the Chinney Group, the half day forum “How Flying Cars Will Reshape the Future of Cities” was held at Shenzhen Futian Hon Kwok Center earlier last month, successfully demonstrated the infinite possibilities of the low-altitude economy.
Honourable guests including Mr. Yu Feng, Deputy Head of Futian District People’s Government of Shenzhen, Mr. Frank Liu, Secretary of CPC Branch, Director of the Fund Committee, Shenzhen Low Altitude Economy Industry Association, Mr. James Wong, Chairman of the Chinney Group, Mr. Jim Dukhovny, CEO and Founder of Alef Aeronautics Inc, and Mr. Guobin Shen, Chief Engineer, Low-Altitude Economy Research institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), together discussed how flying cars could change the way we travel in the future from multiple perspectives.
At the 74th floor of Hon Kwok Centre, Alef Aeronautics Inc. successfully conducted a demo flight of their model flying car, demonstrated key operations including vertical take-off, forward flight, hovering, vertical backward flight, rotation and vertical landing. This was also the first time that Alef Aeronautics Inc’s flying car had been unveiled and flown in China.
Alef Aeronautics Inc. had achieved a Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2023 and successfully completed the world’s first urban public road test flight in the United States at the beginning of the year, with more than 3,000 pre-sales order received. Jim Dukhovny, co-founder and CEO of Alef Aeronautics Inc., detailed the driving and flying principles of the flying car at the event, highlighted its differences from other eVTOLs. He also shared his vision for future urban air mobility (UAM), ‘Flying cars not only save travel time and boost efficiency but also enable low-carbon mobility with their energy-efficient design, making them the most environmentally friendly vehicles in history.’
As one of the founding investors in Alef Aeronautics Inc, Chinney Group is also highly optimistic about the growth prospects of the low-altitude economy. At the forum, Mr. James Wong, Chairman of Chinney Group, mentioned that low-altitude economic navigation is an inevitable trend for the future. Office buildings will no longer rely solely on WiFi and 5G infrastructure but may also require dedicated navigation systems for low-altitude airspace networks and additional landing points – paving the way for an integrated smart mobility ecosystem for the industry.
Chinney Group previously announced its official partnership with Alef Aeronautics Inc., to be its Greater China strategic partner and the Group will be leading the current round of US$20 million Asia tranche of Series A funding. This collaboration aims to trailblaze the world’s first electric drivable car that can perform vertical take-off and forward flight to consumers.
建業集團合辦「飛行如何重塑城市未來研討會」順利完成
Alef Aeronautics Inc.首款飛行車首度在亞洲試飛 展現低空經濟無限可能
（2025年4月15日，香港） 由深圳市低空經濟產業協會、Green Future Innovation Alliance、香港房地產科技協會（HKPTA），聯同城市土地學會（ULI） 主辦，建業集團合辦，上月底假深圳福田區漢國中心舉行的「飛行汽車如何重塑城市未來研討會」已完滿舉行，充分展示低空經濟的無限可能。
活動獲多位嘉賓出席支持，包括深圳市福田區人民政府副區長余楓先生、深圳市低空經濟產業協會黨支部書記劉永佳先生、建業集團主席王承偉先生、Alef Aeronautics Inc.聯合創辦人及首席執行官Jim Dukhovny、以及香港科技大學（廣州）低空經濟研究院主任工程師沈國斌先生，他們從多個角度探討飛行汽車如何改變未來出行的方式。
在漢國中心74層會場上，飛行車公司Alef Aeronautics Inc.成功進行了他們研發的飛行車模型試飛，順利完成了垂直升空、飛行前進、懸停、垂直後飛、旋轉及降落等關鍵操作，表現卓越。這亦是Alef Aeronautics Inc. 的飛行汽車首次在中國亮相及飛行。
在2023年已獲得美國聯邦航空管理局（FAA） 特殊適航認證的Alef Aeronautics Inc. Model A飛行車剛於年初在美國完成全球首次城市公共道路試飛，目前預售已破3,000個訂單。Alef Aeronautics Inc. 聯合創辦人及首席執行官Jim Dukhovny在活動上詳細展示該飛行車的駕駛及飛行原理，以及與其他電動垂直起降飛行器（eVTOL）的分別，更分享他對城市空中交通（UAM）發展的願景：「飛行汽車不僅能更節約出行時間，提升效率，更能憑藉低能耗實現低碳出行，是史上最環保的汽車。」
作為Alef Aeronautics Inc. 的早期投資者之一，建業集團也對低空飛行經濟的發展前景十分樂觀，在圓桌論壇上，建業集團主席王承偉先生提到，未來低空經濟導航是必然趨勢，辦公大樓將不僅依賴於WiFi及5G等基礎設施，或要加裝適用於低空飛行網路的導航系統、增設停泊點等，打造立體化智慧出行的行業新生態。
建業集團早前宣佈與Alef Aeronautics Inc. 正式達成合作，成為其大中華區戰略合作夥伴，並為其主導2000萬美元的亞洲區A輪融資。是次合作旨在引領全球首款可垂直起降並進行前向飛行的電動汽車進入消費市場。