China plans to build world’s first airport for self-flying vehicles

China plans to build world’s first airport for self-flying vehicles


A Chinese company claims it’s building the world’s first airport for autonomous flying vehicles. The project is the brainchild of flying carmaker Ehang, which plans to build the tourism-focused terminal in Hezhou, a city of 2 million people in southern China. The company aims to open the e-port by the end of 2020, and will use 20 of its two-seater autonomous planes for aerial sightseeing around the city. EHang says the three-story terminal will be spread across 2,500 square meters. On the rooftop, four landing pads will be used by the self-flying vehicles. Inside the building, there will be a reception hall, a passenger waiting area,…

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