For sightseers in China, pilotless ‘flying taxi’ rides are on the horizon

Ehang's passenger drone, the EH216-S, is a two-seater that can fly up to 30km at a maximum speed of 130kmh. - ST

GUANGZHOU: Sixteen propeller blades, in sets of two, whir, growing faster and louder. Then, the “air taxi” lifts off.

It rises vertically off the ground, one gutsy passenger strapped in, as a throng of journalists watches on.