With propellers folded up, it's designed to fit in a single parking spot. Dubai has conducted its first tests of a Chinese self - driving hover - taxi , the EHang 184 , with the aim of launching the vehicle in the UAE by 2020 . The autonomous vehicle can travel on a pre - programmed course at 60 mph at an altitude of 1,000 ft , and contributes to the United Arab Emirates aim to have a majority of its population self - driving by 2030 . The vehicle , which is made by Chinese car manufacturer EHang , is rechargeable within two hours and is capable of short trips of up to half an hour .
Dubai has conducted its first tests of a Chinese self - driving hover - taxi , the EHang 184 , with the aim of launching the vehicle in the UAE by 2020 . The autonomous vehicle can travel on a pre - programmed course at 60 mph at an altitude of 1,000 ft , and contributes to the United Arab Emirates aim to have a majority of its population self - driving by 2030 . The vehicle , which is made by Chinese car manufacturer EHang , is rechargeable within two hours and is capable of short trips of up to half an hour .