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Sounds like a sci-fi movie, Chinese drone maker EHANG has posted footage of the latest test flights of its EHANG 184 passenger-carrying all-electric autonomous aerial vehicle.

The cynic in me thinks this will never be commercially viable, but they did a test flight. Should airlines be worried?

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and if airlines should be worried, should big oil? What percentage of oil is used by airlines?

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This is unbelievable. Even the CEO took the flight--that's a show of confidence :) 

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It looks impressive but it seems like a tall person can't fit into this. 

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Coming years parking will be in roof not in cellars. Thanks to technology

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I can't tell from the photo, but is she wearing some kind of protective helmet? Just thinking if she were to crash, it would be necessary.

 

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Isn't that a helicopter?

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How would batteries at that altitude fare? I mean, at certain freezing temperatures, don't batteries just underperform? 

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Well, it can't go that far, yet, but I see no reason why it's not going to be commercially viable soon enough. 

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what the difference between an ehang and a helicopter?

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I'm staying on the ground, thank you very much. Not just electric but autonomous? No way. No. No.

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