{"id":16346,"date":"2017-08-09T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T13:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=16346"},"modified":"2017-08-09T14:18:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T13:18:02","slug":"dubai-test-run-worlds-first-automated-aerial-taxis-end-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/dubai-test-run-worlds-first-automated-aerial-taxis-end-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai to test run world\u2019s first automated aerial taxis by end of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"blog-post-meta\">The trial run of the world\u2019s first automated aerial taxis is expected to start by the end of 2017, a local media, the gulfnews.com website, reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry clearfix\">\n<p>\u00a0The media outfit said Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority was collaborating with German firm Volocopter, which specialises in manufacturing Autonomous Air Vehicles on the AAT project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the next five years, the two-seater AAT will undergo test flights and safety checks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe RTA and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) will be working on rules and regulations for the new transport system, it said.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The AAT, capable of achieving a maximum airspeed of 100 kilometres per hour, will have a maximum continuous flight time of 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by electricity, the AAT will be equipped with 18 rotors and nine independent battery systems which could be charged within 40 minutes, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>If approved for use, the aerial taxis will change the skyline of the modern city in the United Arab Emirates, and the way its residents travel in future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trial run of the world\u2019s first automated aerial taxis is expected to start by the end of 2017, a local media, the gulfnews.com website, reported on Wednesday. \u00a0The media outfit said Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority was collaborating with German firm Volocopter, which specialises in manufacturing Autonomous Air Vehicles on the AAT project. \u201cOver &hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2499],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-16346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-dubai"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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