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Aviation Takes a Low Profile At Virtual Consumer Electronics Show
General Motors hinted that it is working on a Cadillac-branded personal air vehicle.
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A video presentation from General Motors during the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show included a concept for a personal air vehicle branded as a Cadillac. (Image: General Motors)

This week’s virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has largely proved to be a non-event for the aviation sector. Recent editions of CES, which is usually held in Las Vegas, have seen high-profile unveilings of eVTOL aircraft like Bell’s Nexus and important announcements such as Hyundai and Uber Elevate partnering over the new SA-1 model.

Japanese personal air vehicle developer SkyDrive was one of the few advanced air mobility exhibitors at CES. Last week, the company displayed a one-sixth-scale model of its SD-XX vehicle at the CES 2021 Japan Tech event