Dubai plans to introduce Ehang-184 drone taxi in July

Posted on 15 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The Ehang-184 will reportedly begin operation as a drone taxi in Dubai in July. Image courtesy of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority.

The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates plans to be the first in the world to have an operational drone taxi system.

With tests already conducted around the Burj al-Arab tower, the system will aim to significantly reduce transit times in the city’s downtown area. For the aircraft itself, Dubai is planning to use the Ehang-184, manufactured by Chinese company Ehang UAV. These quadrotor craft resemble a scaled-up version of common quadcopter drones, with the power to…

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