Sri Lanka has authorized a Chinese manufacturer to begin testing a pilotless two-seater air taxi, authorities announced Wednesday at a flight demonstration in Colombo.
The Civil Aviation Authority said it had granted EHang a license to test its two-seater, pilotless electric aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capability.
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