Yes they come by passenger drones! If you are not yet in Dubai, this summer you could visit it. Starting in July, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates will allow the use of autonomous passenger drones. So the sky above the city is expected to be filled with taxi drones that will transport passengers.
The information comes from Mattar al-Tayer, chairman and executive director of the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), who announced his plan at the ongoing World Government summit.
He did not reveal any further details on whether the drones will be sold or available for rent but what we know is that this plan is part of Dubai's strategy to ease a quarter of all emirate travels, use of stand-alone vehicles until 2030.
To do this, RTA is working with the Chinese company Ehang, which allegedly has the world's first passenger radio-controlled aircraft. The flying vehicle can travel distances that reach 30 miles with a single charge and can carry a person weighing up to 220 pounds, as well as a small suitcase.
The flight is carried out from a ground centre administration.
Ehang introduced the first of its passenger drones last January at CES and received approval to test them in Nevada in August 2016. However, the 184 drone will not carry passengers in the USA until its use is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
So, if you want to travel with an autonomous unmanned aircraft, you have to fly up to Dubai.