Akukhona okokuqala kuzwakala umbono wokuthi amatekisi akusasa ngeke ahambe ngomhlaba, kodwa ahamba ngendiza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uphethiloli nodizili kungamandla okubasa kwangaphambilini. Manje okuphethwe ngugesi. Futhi uma kungenjalo kubuza u-elon musk nezinkampani zayo ezahlukene.
Kepha ngokuqhubeka nentambo yezindaba, uDaimler - inkampani yabazali bakaMercedez-Benz - ufune ukubhejela ngesiqalo saseJalimane esesizakhele 'itekisi elindizayo' iminyaka. Imayelana neVolocopter nemodeli yayo i-VC200, imoto esebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele esivele isebenza nokuthi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule yenze ngempumelelo indiza yayo yokuqala nomgibeli ngaphakathi.
Ngokusho kwabezindaba zeVolocopter, uDaimler, umtshalimali wezobuchwepheshe uLukasz Gadowski phakathi kwabanye, utshale imali yokuthola 25 million euro ukuze iphrojekthi iqhubekele phambili.
Futhi, inkampani yaseJalimane iqinisekise ukuthi ngalesi samba semali, kokubili ukukhiqizwa nokukhiqizwa okukhulu kweVolocopter VC200 yayo kuzoshesha kakhulu futhi kusheshe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-CEO yenkampani iqinisekisa lokho izivivinyo zokuqala zokuhweba zifuna ukwenziwa ekupheleni kwalonyaka we-2017 edolobheni laseDubai.
Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi iDubai ngenye yezindawo ezibheja kakhulu kuhlobo lokuhamba okunye. Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke: luhlaza ngangokunokwenzeka. Kusendaweni eya e-Asia lapho uzokwazi khona ukubona izimoto ezingashayeli - udinga ukuthi sikunikeze igama lomkhiqizi? -, kanye namanye amatekisi omoya avela kwezinye izinkampani zaseChina. Futhi konke lokhu kwenzelwa ini Ngo-2030, ama-25% omgwaqo wedolobha azokwenziwa ngezimoto ezizimele.
Njengamanothi entshisekelo, sizokutshela lokho IVolocopter VC200 ikwazi ukwamukela abagibeli ababili ngaphakathi. Iphinde ibe yi-VTOL enama-rotor ayisishiyagalombili. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ikwazi ukwehla isuke ime mpo njengendiza enophephela emhlane ejwayelekile. Futhi njengenzuzo enkulu kunezimbangi zayo, amabhethri ayo ayashintshana. Ngakho-ke, lapho ufika lapho uya khona, ngeke kudingeke ulinde ukuze uvuselele. Ngokuphambene nalokho, kuzodingeka kuphela ukufaka ezintsha esikhundleni sezindala kanye nokushaja okuphelele kwamandla ukubhekana nohambo olusha.