The world’s first automated aerial taxis (AAT) is set to debut by the end of the year, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday.
The German-designed Volocopter is in line with Dubai’s plan to make at least one of the main mass transits of the emirate driverless by 2020.
A video posted on Twitter by Dubai Media Police shows how would it be like to travel in the aircraft that can take off without the need for a pilot and a runway. Powered by 18 electric rotors, the AAT can transport passengers from one part of the city to the other in no time.
The two-passenger flying taxi also has fail-safe features including nine separate electrical power systems and a parachute that will allow the aircraft to land safely on the ground.
Photo Credit: Volocopter
