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There's a self-flying taxi drone supposed to start operating in Dubai this summer. > The Ehang is electric-powered and can travel for about 31 miles with a per
by zuzun 10y ago
There's a self-flying taxi drone supposed to start operating in Dubai this summer.
> The Ehang is electric-powered and can travel for about 31 miles with a person and bag that weigh up to 100kg. It can go at speeds of up to 63 miles an hour and takes two hours to charge fully.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/02/14/self-flying-taxi-transport-passengers-dubai/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/02/14/self-flying...
- FabHK 10y agoI'm a bit skeptical of the eHang 184, built by a Chinese company that's built toys and commercial 10-kg-drones - it has 8 props, namely 1 coaxial twin prop (presumably counter-rotating) at every corner. Does not look hugely redundant to me, plus they're conveniently located to break legs while on the ground (or heads during take-off/landing). The Volocopter has had manned and unmanned test flights since last year, has 18 rotors in a rotor plane well above your head, can fly with 4 rotors inoperative, has a ballistic rescue chute, and apparently good initial feedback from the regulator. (Disclaimer: I've invested 1000 EUR in the Volocopter via crowdfunding, so I might be hopelessly biased.)