中国研制载客无人机将在迪拜投入运营
Self-flying taxi to transport passengers in Dubai
An autonomous drone that can transport humans will start ferrying passengers around Dubai this summer.
载客无人驾驶飞机今年夏天将开始在迪拜境内运送乘客.
The head of Dubai's transportation agency said that self-flying taxis would start taking people across the city starting from July.
迪拜交通局局长表示,这种无人驾驶空中出租车将从七月份开始在市内运输乘客.
The city will use the Ehang 184 for the airborne service.
该市将选用亿航184载客无人机来完成空中服务.
这种载客无人机的全称叫"亿航184自动驾驶载人低空飞行器",是全球第一款可载客的无人驾驶飞机,由总部位于中国广州的亿航智能技术有限公司自主研制,旨在提供中短途日常交通运输解决方案.
"亿航184"的意思是1名乘客、8个螺旋桨、4支外伸机臂.
The Ehang is a drone that can fly without human direction and carry a single passenger and their bag.
亿航是一款能搭载一名乘客及其箱包的无人驾驶飞机.
It can take one person on a journey up to 23 minutes long.
它可搭载一人完成长达23分钟的飞行.
"This is not only a model, we have actually experimented with this vehicle flying in Dubai's skies," said Mattar al-Tayer, head of Dubai's transportation agency.
迪拜交通局局长马塔•塔伊尔说："这不仅是个模型,事实上我们已经在迪拜上空进行了试飞."
