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the United Arab Emirates’ biggest city will start self-flying passenger drones

2017/02/18 04:44

There’s been lots of talk in recent years about self-driving cars. Now, it appears as if self-flying passenger drones are next -- and they could flying in one major city as soon as this July.

That’s according to a plan revealed Monday in Dubai, where the head of the Dubai Roads and Transportation Authority said it wants to develop passenger-carrying drones as a way to move people around the United Arab Emirates’ biggest city. Officials said flights could begin in July, though few other details were offered.

The Associated Press reports the drone type being pursued for Dubai’s passenger service is the Chinese-made EHang 184, “an egg-shaped craft with four legs sticking out, each with two small propellers.”

self-flying (=autonomous) drone　自律飛行型ドローン
start regular operations　常時運行を開始する
UAE (=United Arab Emirates)　アラブ首長国連邦
Roads and Transportation Agency　道路交通局