As far as Bollywood and Tollywood films are concerned we have seen our heroes coming in flying on bikes during the climax. Well, we know how these stunts work. But this is going to be a reality very soon in Dubai, and we are not kidding. Yes, the Dubai police are all set to introduce advance automobiles and technologies to keep law and order in control. From a robocop and an auto police patrol and a flying motorbike, the additions were unveiled on recent at the Gitex Technology Week conference.
The flying bike aka Hoverbike seems straight out of Starwars! Yes, remember the speeder bikes used by the scout troopers on Endor in Return of the Jedi, they surely give a vibe very similar to it.
The Russian made new Hoversurf Scorpion craft will be used for responding to emergency situations, the Gulf News reported. The aerial vehicle runs on electricity and can fly at five metres height and carry a policeman during emergency situations to dodge heavy traffic. And the highlight, it can even run on its own without a driver, totally a scene from any Hollywood sci-fi film.
#DubaiPolice launch’s the #FlyingBikeProject
Visit us at #Gitex to learn about the #FlyingBike #Gitex2017 pic.twitter.com/wPpxct0uVl— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) October 11, 2017
“The bike can also fly without a passenger and can go up to 6 kilometres. It can fly for 25 minutes and can carry up to 300 kg of weight at a speed of 70km/h,” First Sergeant Ali Ahmad Mohammad from the VIP Security Department in Dubai Police told Gulf News.
Look at the other vehicles they are going to use:
تتقدم القيادة العامة لشرطة دبي بالشكر إلى المؤسسات الحكومية وشبه الحكومية والخاصة التي شاركتنا نجاح منصتنا في #جيتكسhttps://t.co/JOKfGQk9Ba pic.twitter.com/0INoqGrs1h
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) October 12, 2017
Face-scanning virtual tunnel planned at Dubai International Airport. It will be installed by the end of next summer at Terminal 3. pic.twitter.com/o0adsvWRCZ
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 12, 2017
The city recently also introduced driverless flying taxis, known autonomous aerial taxi (AAT) services that will shuttle commuters around the city as has been deemed as ‘world’s first self-flying taxis’ by the authorities. The vehicle can fly for about 30 minutes a cruise speed, but it can also escalate it up to a top speed of 100 km/h.
This is #Dubai‘s new autonomous flying taxi pic.twitter.com/3FVXYURuXE
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 25, 2017
With flying taxis and hoverbikes, Dubai is surely way ahead of time.