(FILES) Employees work on the assembly line for the electric flying car "Land Aircraft Carrier" at a factory of Xpeng's subsidiary Aridge in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 6, 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

(FILES) Employees work on the production line for the electric flying car "Land Aircraft Carrier" at a factory of Xpeng's subsidiary Aridge in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 6, 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

(FILES) A Mighty Hornet IV, high-speed attack drones developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and US technology company Kratos, is displayed during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on September 17, 2025. Taiwan's government has proposed 40 billion USD in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome". (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The Rui Yuan (Sharp Hawk) unmanned aerial vehicle is displayed during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on September 17, 2025. Taiwan's government has proposed 40 billion USD in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome". (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A Chiang-Kong missile and the launcher, a new generation anti-ballistic missile air defence system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), are displayed during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on September 17, 2025. Taiwan's government has proposed 40 billion USD in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome". (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

In this photograph taken on November 12, 2025, a waitress holds a serving tray while standing inside Woohoo, an AI-powered restaurant in Dubai. The Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

In this photograph taken on November 12, 2025, customers react while seated inside Woohoo, an AI-powered restaurant in Dubai. The Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

In this photograph taken on November 12, 2025, Oytun Cakir, co-founder of AI-powered restaurant Woohoo, poses for a portrait in Dubai. The Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)