A Chinese company based in the culinary port city of Guangzhou has unveiled a single-passenger drone that can transport people up to an altitude of 11,000 feet. It can cruise at 62 miles per hour for over 20 minutes and is controlled with a Microsoft Surface. It is the most daring product to come out of the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The personal aerial vehicle is named EHANG 184 AAV and comes with a six figure price tag. EHang 184, the world’s first electric, personal Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) that will achieve humanity’s long-standing dream of easy, everyday flight for short-to-medium distances. Ghost Drone YouTube video: PC world reports: As the company says in its marketing copy, the Ehang 184 aims to provide a “short- to medium-distance transportation solution” and is designed for “average consumers who may have very little experience with piloting any flying objects.” Let me throw some details at you—and then I invite you to ponder whether this flying machine will ever actually fly in the United States. Ehang says its 142-horsepower electric motor is good for an average cruising speed of 62 mph. The Ehang 184 has a span of 18 feet when fully unfolded, weighs 440 lbs, [...]