Human 'drone taxi' to be tested in Nevada

A human-carrying drone has been given approval for test flights in Nevada, the first of its kind in the United States.

The autonomous drone - dubbed 184 - can carry one passenger and was developed by Chinese company EHang.
A prototype was shown off at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with the company hoping to sell the drones later this year.
Experts were divided over whether such a system would have mass appeal.
Officials from the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems granted permission for the drone to be tested and offered to help EHang submit the results to the Federal Aviation Administration in a bid to win further approval.
It is not clear whether the drone will carry a passenger during tests.
"I personally look forward to the day when drone taxis are part of Nevada's transportation system," the institute's business development director, Mark Barker,told reporters.