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April 11, 2019
GZERO Staff

Your Signal team recommends this article on Singapore's plans to begin testing German-made air taxis later this year. They look like helicopters, but they're based on drone technology. Two people can reportedly fly about 18 miles in one of these contraptions, and though early flights will include a human pilot, they're expected to eventually operate without one.

Please note: Your Friday author enjoys reading about these things, but there's no way in hell I'll ever climb inside one.

For the article, click here.

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