A test-run of a drone taxi – capable of carrying two people, was conducted with a demonstration in Seoul last Wednesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Seoul Metropolitan Government jointly hosted an event on Wednesday to present the technology, which saw the electric-powered pilotless drone taxi take off into the sky above Seoul for the first time for a seven-minute test flight over the Han River. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the ministry is pushing to commercialise urban air mobility by 2025 and it has estimated that between now and 2040, the drone taxi and the new transport system will create around 160,000 jobs and have an economic impact of 20 billion U.S. dollars. At the event, smaller drones also delivered letters and presents to the attendees. (Screenshot from REUTERS video)
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