The white egg-shaped drone started with a flutter and then a whirr as it lifted its sole passenger about 20 metres into the air, hovering for about a minute before returning to the ground.
The recent demonstration in southern China’s Guangzhou showcased the technology of flying taxi maker EHang, which this year became the world’s first company to receive approval from its national regulator to operate unmanned passenger flights on tourist routes.
“We believe [airspace] below 1,000 metres . . . is currently humanity’s most under-developed natural resource,” said company vice-president He Tianxing, referring to the height at which many drones fly.
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