Fly, fly fear: First pilot-free taxi out

The dreams of those who wanted to fly into Austria's blue sky come true after a taxi-dron was introduced in the world for the first time Thursday in Vienna by the Chinese company “Ehang”, which rose several dozen feet, giving a limited idea of the potential of this input technology.

While dozens of world companies, including “Boeing” and <x2Airbus”, have focused on this way that is expected to revolutionise urban transport in the near future, the Chinese manufacturer was the first to propose a public flight for many media representatives.

“EHang 216”, a two - seat autonomous vehicle with a elegant design, is limited to a few short vertical lifts of tens of meters, followed by landing at the starting point. Not crossing the stadium tribunes “General Arena” of the Austrian capital, where this demonstration took place.

However, the noise level of “EHang 216”, a tool that is driven by eight helica, is currently 90 db, a level lower than that of the classic helicopter but exceeding the comfort zone. This level is expected to drop very quickly to 75 db, according to the project's directors. /