Chinese firm says self-flying craft will be flying in July
A Chinese drone maker has revealed a giant quadcopter big enough to fit a passenger will be buzzing through the Dubai skyline in July. Dubbed EHang 184, the drone is described as the world's first'Autonomous Aerial Vehicle' for transporting people. The rider punches in a destination on a touch screen in front of the passenger seat, then the drone would fly there automatically. EHang is building the world's first'Autonomous Aerial Vehicle' for transporting people. The head of Dubai's Roads & Transportation Agency announced at the World Government Summit on Monday that the drone would be flying by July Mattar al-Tayer, the head of Dubai's Roads & Transportation Agency, made the announcement about it flight in Dubai today at the World Government Summit.
Feb-13-2017, 16:10:03 GMT
- Country:
- Asia
- China (0.05)
- Middle East > UAE
- Dubai Emirate > Dubai (0.88)
- North America > United States
- Nevada > Clark County > Las Vegas (0.06)
- Asia
- Industry:
- Technology:
- Information Technology > Artificial Intelligence > Robots > Autonomous Vehicles > Drones (0.70)