Future of the Environment

Can Dubai go green with flying taxis and 'rooms on wheels'?

A man walks past the world's first autonomous pods which was launched by the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates February, 28, 2018. Picture taken February, 28, 2018. REUTERS/Satish Kumar - RC1BA7C68C00

Dubai is eyeing a greener future. Image: REUTERS/Satish Kumar

Umberto Bacchi
Journalist, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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An air taxi by German company Volocopter is pictured at the Rotorcraft Asia trade show in Singapore, April 11, 2019.
An air taxi by German company Volocopter is pictured at the Rotorcraft Asia trade show in Singapore, April 11, 2019. Image: REUTERS/Feline Lim
An aerial view taken from a sea plane shows Swiss pilot and original Jetman Yves Rossy (front) and Vince Reffett flying over Dubai's Palm Island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 12, 2015.
An aerial view taken from a sea plane shows Swiss pilot and original Jetman Yves Rossy (front) and Vince Reffett flying over Dubai's Palm Island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Image: REUTERS/Lara Sukhtian
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