What you should know about the first passenger drone in Mexico

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The company estimates that the service will be operational in 2020. (Courtesy: Los Amigos Tulum).

(Expansion) - Tulum, in Mexico, ended 2018 with just over 2,300,000 visitors, according to figures from the National Institute of Anthropology and History of that country, and having a large influx the area was ideal for the firm Los Amigos Tulum will bet to implement the first passenger drone in Mexico in the place.

This vehicle is built with carbon fiber and epoxy to lighten its weight. It can withstand up to 630 kilograms and reach a speed of 130 km / h. In addition, the drone is fully electric, has an automatic landing system and has a total charging time of one hour.

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“The drone has no pilot and you fly with electric power. Experience, comfort and sight are a source of pride, ”said Nico Wilmes, CEO of Los Amigos Tulum.

The project will have an investment of around 25 million dollars and will have the first drone tower for passengers in Mexico.

Wilmes said the project is under construction and has about 50% progress. The company expects test flights to take place in the first months of 2020. The Tulum Friends recently strengthened its alliance with the company Ehang, creator of the drones that already operate in Austria and China.

This passenger drone will arrive in Tulum in 2020. @losamigostulum pic.twitter.com/DEPLx1qGvt

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Although it is not yet determined what price the use of the service will have, the primary intention of this transport will be to offer panoramic flights to visitors to the Central Park Lagunas residential complex in Tulum.

According to Wilmes, this technology will show Mexico and other countries that ecological air transport is already a reality and can also be for the country in the future.

“People come to Tulum with an unforgettable experience and now they will travel up the lagoons and the cenotes. The route is scheduled and passengers will not be able to choose the road, ”added Wilmes.

Finally, Wilmes said that this drone can become a solution to traffic problems and at a lower price in tourist areas than those of a taxi, since it does not include gasoline, driver or maintenance costs.

The process to rent the experience will be carried out in the Central Park Lagunas and at the moment it is not planned to implement an application or some other means to make the reservation.

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