The EHang 184 passenger drone was presented at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Commercial drones just got a big upgrade: A fleet of passenger-carrying quadcopters could be flying around the city of Dubai by this summer, according to news reports.
The city's new transportation option is an egg-shaped, single-passenger drone in the traditional quadcopter style seen in many commercial drones, the Associated Press reported. The Chinese-made Ehang 184 can carry one passenger weighing up to 220 lbs. (100 kilograms) and a small suitcase, according to the AP.
Mattar Al Tayer, head of Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority, said during the World Government Summit this week that the city plans to have the drone regularly traversing the city's skies in July. [Hyperloop, Jetpacks & More: 9 Futuristic Transit Ideas] https://www.livescience.com/57886-dubai-announces-passenger-carrying-drones.html
