South Korea showcases two-seater drone taxi in downtown Seoul

Footage shows the unmanned air ’taxis’ from EHang flying across Seoul during a demonstration, as South Korea revealed plans to commercialise urban air travel by 2025. At an event held next to the Han River near Yeouido, a finance and banking district in the heart of Seoul, a two-seat drone produced by Chinese manufacturer EHang buzzed quietly overhead for about seven minutes at an altitude of over 150 feet. The eVTOL - electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Vehicle - which carries a payload of 485 pounds and