Forget cars, Dubai is looking up to the sky for new transport solutions. The city already has ambitious plans for a supersonic Hyperloop network, and now they will be testing an autonomous air taxi. Dubbed the Volocopter, this all-electric aircraft looks like a mini-helicopter with 18 rotors that can carry two passengers from point A to point B without a pilot. The Volocopter is powered by swappable batteries, it lifts off and lands vertically, can hover in the air if need be, and packs a couple parachutes in case of emergency. The Volocopter is part of Dubai’s plan to have 25 percent of all passenger travel handled by autonomous vehicles by the year 2030.
Autonomous air taxis will soon take the skies of Dubai
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