Indiza yokuqala emhlabeni engashayeli ibhanoyi (AAV) ekwazi ukuthwala abagibeli izondiza inqamule iDubai ekuqaleni kukaJulayi, kumemezele uphiko lwezokuthutha kuleli dolobha.
Isebenza ngogesi ngophephela abayisishiyagalombili, le ndiza, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) isivele ihlolwe, ngokusho kwe-Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Ithuthukiswe ngokubambisana nomenzi we-drone waseShayina, i-EHANG, indiza, ebizwa nge-EHANG184, ingathwala umgibeli imizuzu engama-30 emoyeni.
I-EHANG184 ifakwe isikrini esithintwayo ngaphambi kwesihlalo somgibeli esiveza imephu yendawo.
Emizileni esethiwe, umgibeli ukhetha indawo ahlose ukuya kuyo.
Imoto izobe isiqala ukusebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo, isuke bese ihamba ngomkhumbi iye endaweni emisiwe ngaphambi kokuba yehle futhi yehlele endaweni ethile. Isikhungo sokulawula phansi sizoqapha futhi silawule yonke indiza.
Lo msebenzi wezandla uzosiza i-Dubai ukufeza izinhloso zayo zohambo olulodwa kwezine oluzothathwa yizithuthi ezingenamshayeli, ezizimele ngo-2030, kusho u-Mattar Al Tayer, umqondisi-jikelele we-RTA kanye nosihlalo weBhodi.
Kwembulwa eNgqungqutheleni Kahulumeni Womhlaba e-Dubai, "indiza iyinguqulo yangempela esesivele siyihlole imoto endizeni esibhakabhakeni saseDubai," kusho u-Al Tayer.
"I-RTA yenza yonke imizamo ukuze iqale ukusebenza kwe- [AAV] ngoJulayi 2017," engeza.
I-EHANG184 yakhelwe futhi yenziwa “ngamazinga aphezulu ezokuphepha,” kwengeza isikhulu se-RTA.
Uma noma yimuphi uphephela ehluleka, abayisikhombisa abasele bangasiza ekuqedeleni indiza futhi bahlale kahle.
I-AAV ifakwe amasistimu amaningi ayisisekelo wonke asebenza ngesikhathi esisodwa, kuyilapho wonke esebenza ngokuzimela.
Imelana nesimo sezulu
“Uma kwenzeka noma ikuphi ukungasebenzi kahle kwenye yalezi zinhlelo, uhlelo olulindile luzokwazi ukulawula nokuqondisa ngokuphepha [indiza] iye endaweni ehlelelwe ukuhlala kuyo,” kusho u-Al Tayer.
Indiza yakhelwe ukuthi indize imizuzu engu-30 ngesivinini esiphezulu esingamakhilomitha angu-160 ngehora, ngesivinini esivamile samakhilomitha angu-100 ngehora.
Ingasuka ngesivinini esingamamitha angu-6 ngomzuzwana futhi ihlale ku-4 metres ngomzuzwana.
I-AAV ikala amamitha angu-3.9 ubude, amamitha angu-4.02 ububanzi namamitha angu-1.60 ukuphakama. Isisindo sayo silinganiselwa ku-250kg no-360kg ngomgibeli.
Ubude obukhulu bokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngamafidi angu-3,000 futhi isikhathi sokushaja kwebhethri amahora angu-1 kuya kwangu-2, futhi singasebenza ngaphansi kwazo zonke izimo zezulu ngaphandle kokuduma kwezulu.
Njengoba ifakwe izinzwa ezinembe kakhulu, indiza inomkhawulo wephutha eliphansi kakhulu futhi ingamelana nokudlidliza namazinga okushisa aphezulu.
"I-Dubai Civil Aviation Authority ibinguzakwethu ezivivinyweni zethu echaza indlela yokuphepha edingekayo, ikhiphe izimvume zokuqulwa kwecala kanye nokuhlola imoto," kusho u-Al Tayer.
I-UAE Telecoms giant Etisalat inikeza inethiwekhi yedatha ye-4G esetshenziswa ekuxhumaneni phakathi kwe-AAV nesikhungo sokulawula umhlabathi.
