The MEGADRONE big enough to carry a passenger: Chinese firm says self-flying craft could be used as a smart autonomous taxi

The MEGADRONE big enough to carry a passenger: Chinese firm says self-flying craft could be used as a smart autonomous taxi
(Autonomous Vehicle)

• The all-electric vehicle has four arms with eight propellers at the end allowing it to travel up to 60mph
• Ehang says the 184 is autonomous, so all the passenger has to do is enter their final destination into an app
• FAA regulators have not approved the drone for human use in the US, but Ehang is hopeful they will do soon
• Cost is yet to be revealed and the company claims a commercial version of the craft will be available this year

By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN LAS VEGAS

PUBLISHED: 20:31 GMT, 6 January 2016 | UPDATED: 23:37 GMT, 6 January 2016

A Chinese drone maker has revealed a giant quadcopter big enough to fit a passenger.

EHang claims to be building the world's first 'Autonomous Aerial Vehicle' for transporting people.

Unveiled at CES in Las Vegas and called the 184, the all-electric vehicle has four arms with a total of eight propellers at the end.

'You know how it feels to sit in a Ferrari? This is 10 times better,' George Yan, co-founder of Ehang said in an interview with DailyMail.com.

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