"Residents of the city of Dubai are reportedly getting a
new toy this summer: a autonomous quadcopter drone capable of carrying
passengers. According to a report from the Associated Press, the head of Dubai’s Roads & Transportation Agency announced it would be testing the single-person quadcopter, made by Chinese drone company Ehang, as (in the words of the AP) a 'transport alternative.'
The drone in question was on display at an event during
the World Government Summit, but attendees dismissed it as 'just another
curiosity,' says the AP, until Road & Transportation head
Mattar Al Tayer announced: 'This is not only a model [...] We have
actually experimented with this vehicle flying in Dubai's skies.' Al
Tayer then said the craft would be flying by the summer, but did not
give any other details."
Just ignore those whirling blades of doom...
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