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Dubai to have Drone Taxis

Passenger drone
Passenger drone
Credit: Flickr / Alex Butterfield / CC BY 2.0

Now you can avoid traffic and its hassles completely by travelling around Dubai. The Emirate has become the first city to introduce drone taxis.

The Arabian city of Dubai consistently leads the world in many innovative concepts, and this time they have done it again - Drone Taxis.

These drones are designed to carry a passenger along with some luggage. Mattar Al Tayer, the chief of Dubai’s roads & transportation agency, has announced that this kind of drone taxis will be operational in Dubai from July 2017 to ferry travellers. The Ehang 184, ‘Made in China’ autopilot drone can carry a passenger for 30 minutes weighing over 220 pounds.

Test flights for the same have already been made and the prospects are looking very promising as the drone has a ‘fail-safe system’ which ensures passenger safety in an event of an emergency and immediately make a smooth landing.

The drone is powered by a battery which can go over half an hour and runs the drone at speeds up to 100 km/hr. The drone will be operated by a control room on the ground.

This initiative will certainly set a milestone for urban transportation all over the world.

6 comments

Denis Stanovsky
Wondering if the Flying Drone Taxis are operational yet and in service. If not what the starting date? Thank You, -Denis Stanovsky
Inna Laurie
This article is impressive I really appreciate your thoughts.. Cheers
stauncelous lombe mutisya
nice idea wish ui can be given opportunity to work with you
Ashwath Kumar
Pls tell the date of this Article published.
Fahad Iqbal
Sir, your idea is very good.I think person arched her place very easily and time. But i want to know how cost on your drone taxi plane? I mean What is price of drone taxi? Thanks
Qdot
nice work, i appreciate your work. excellent (y)

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