Travel in "flying taxi": China's EHang conducts manned test flights in Gansu

[beijingwalker]

Travel in "flying taxi": China's EHang conducts manned test flights in Gansu

Sep 15, 2020

Soaring above gorgeous Danxia landform on a "flying taxi." China's EHang conducted manned test flights with its aerial vehicle in Lanzhou.

 

[Brainsucker]

This is the different between China and US. US invented drone, UAV. but guess what, those technologies stay in military. No civilian application at all. That's why, when the UAV tech came to China, it became wide spread. People can enjoy drones with DJI, flying taxi with Ehang, etc. Something that still not appeared in USA in general public.

Robot is the same. US have invented robots from more than 1 decade ago, but they focus more on military use rather than civilian application. It is China who use robot tech to use for public use. Like using robot to help in the hospitals.

 

[Bengal71]

This is the different between China and US. US invented drone, UAV. but guess what, those technologies stay in military. No civilian application at all. That's why, when the UAV tech came to China, it became wide spread. People can enjoy drones with DJI, flying taxi with Ehang, etc. Something that still not appeared in USA in general public.

Robot is the same. US have invented robots from more than 1 decade ago, but they focus more on military use rather than civilian application. It is China who use robot tech to use for public use. Like using robot to help in the hospitals.

I wonder what the fail safe mechanisms are in this flying taxi.

 

[Brainsucker]

I wonder what the fail safe mechanisms are in this flying taxi.

I wonder too. But maybe, if there is one rotor is fail, there's still another rotor that can save the passenger.

 

[beijingwalker]

Made-in-China 'drone taxi' flies over Seoul, South Korea
An empty "drone taxi" took a 3.6-km flight for seven minutes in the skies above Seoul, South Korea as part of a government demonstration to promote a future traffic management system on Wednesday. The aircraft was manufactured by Chinese firm Ehang.

 

[Brainsucker]

Travel in "flying taxi": China's EHang conducts manned test flights in Gansu

Sep 15, 2020

Soaring above gorgeous Danxia landform on a "flying taxi." China's EHang conducted manned test flights with its aerial vehicle in Lanzhou.

But I think that this "Flying Taxi" should be limited to short flights only. As long range flight has more unforeseen danger that we can't predict. Just imagine if you're alone riding this flying taxi then fall into a unhibitated mountain range. If you die, then it's over. But if you survive, or maybe injured, then it will be more than a disaster to you.

 

[antonius123]

I wonder what the fail safe mechanisms are in this flying taxi.

Quad redundancy system should be the most critical one embedded on this taxi.