(FILES) A journalist poses next to Xpeng's latest A868 flying car during a showroom tour in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 5, 2025. Globally, technical and regulatory challenges have prevented the much-hyped flying car sector from getting off the ground. But Chinese companies are building on rapid development of drones and electric vehicles in the world's second largest economy, while harnessing government support for the futuristic inventions. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-economy-technology-automobile-drone, FOCUS by Luna Lin