Bamsoet Introduces A New Congestion-Breaking Mode Of Transport: Flying Taxi EHang 216

Flying Taxi (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo introduced the EHang 216 unmanned air transportation. Called a flying taxi, this vehicle is expected to be a way out to overcome congestion and the interests of various businesses related to transportation.

In addition, Bambang assessed that the EHang 216 can also help the police to carry out patrols and penetrate disaster locations that cannot be crossed or are difficult to reach. Basarnas can also use EHang 216 to distribute disaster assistance at certain points.

For example, when Mount Merapi erupted, Bambang said that the police had used the flying taxi to send aid and to map a number of areas affected by the disaster.

"Hopefully this can be a way out of the problems we are facing, where we (Indonesia) are made up of islands and many infrastructures that have not all been reached on 12,500 islands," said Bambang, who also serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Motorcycle Association (IMI). ) quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, April 9th.

In addition to the public interest, Bambang also said that flying taxis can be used for goods delivery services or cargo business from one place to another. He considered the presence of the EHang 216 to be a sign of entering a new era, namely the pilotless air transportation system.

Currently, the EHang flying taxis that are present in Indonesia have a capacity of two passengers or lift a load of around 200 kilograms. Bambang hopes that in the future EHang will also present a flying taxi with a four-seat capacity with a lifting capacity of 400 kilograms soon.

The EHang 216 itself puts forward autonomous flight technology that eliminates the possibility of failure or damage caused by human error.

This flying taxi uses electric power so it is considered more environmentally friendly and can reduce environmental damage caused by emissions.

The EHang 216 is able to cover a maximum distance of 30 km with a maximum flight time of 25 minutes and a maximum speed of 130km/hour. The size of the flying taxi EHang 216 looks tiny with a height of 1.85 meters and a width of 5.63 meters.