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5/1/24, 3:57 PM Inaugural DRIFTx: Flying taxis, autonomous cars, seagliders soon to be a reality in Abu Dhabi | Agence de presse des Émirats
Bayanat collaborated with FlyNow Aviation providing

visitors with the chance to virtually take to the skies of

Abu Dhabi with the revolutionary eVTOL eCopter, in

addition to showing its full-scale HAPS in Abu Dhabi for

the first time. Attendees also got the chance to

experience innovations that have come to the UAE for

the first time, including A2z’s MS MiniBus, Carnival Robo

taxi, and remote control driving from Abu Dhabi to

Korea. Furthermore, Multi-Level Group showcased

Wings Logistics Hub’s intra-city passenger taxi, and a

short-range light cargo drone which performed flying

demonstrations within the event space. Visitors also got

to view Big Drone by DCL, which provided an aerobatic

drone for human flight, Ocean Drone 30 by Ocean

Drone, and Fugro demonstrated the Blue Shadow.

The event’s second day featured engaging talks on AI

Leading us to Net Zero, A Look at Air Mobility 20 Years

from Now, Traffic Safety Research Priorities towards

Vision Zero, Exploring Innovation Across Start-ups,

Robotics & Web 3, and Charting the Tech-Led Future of

Mobility in MENA.

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