An autonomous drone that can transport humans will start ferrying passengers around Dubai this summer.
载客无人驾驶飞机今年夏天将开始在迪拜境内运送乘客。
The head of Dubai's transportation agency said that self-flying taxis would start taking people across the city starting from July.
The city will use the Ehang 184 for the airborne service.
The Ehang is a drone that can fly without human direction and carry a single passenger and their bag.
It can take one person on a journey up to 23 minutes long.
"This is not only a model, we have actually experimented with this vehicle flying in Dubai's skies," said Mattar al-Tayer, head of Dubai's transportation agency.
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.
To call for a flying taxi all passengers will need to do is enter their destination into an app. The drone then maps the route and transports the passenger to their destination.
相关单词：autonomous
autonomous解释：adj.自治的；独立的
autonomous例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
相关单词：agency
agency解释：n.经办；代理；代理处
agency例句：
This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
相关单词：fully
fully解释：adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
fully例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
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