Chinese-made passenger drone to fly in Dubai

Agencies | 2017-02-15 10:36

Chinese-made passenger drone to fly in Dubai

Chinese-made passenger drone EHang 184 is exhibited during the fifth World Government Summit (WGS) 2017 in Dubai, from Feb 12-14. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

The question is whether the egg-shaped, four-legged craft will really take off as a transportation alternative in this car-clogged city already home to the world's longest driverless metro line.

Mattar al-Tayer, the head of Dubai's Roads & Transportation Agency, announced plans to have the craft regularly flying at the World Government Summit. Before his remarks on Monday, most treated the four-legged, eight-propeller craft as just another curiosity at an event that views itself as a desert Davos.

"This is not only a model," al-Tayer said. "We have actually experimented with this vehicle flying in Dubai's skies."The craft can carry a passenger weighing up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds) and a small suitcase. After buckling into its race-car-style seat, the craft's sole passenger selects a destination on a touch-screen pad in front of the seat and the drone flies there automatically.

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