Srilanka, Nov. 11 -- Sri Lanka is set to take an initial step towards introducing an autonomous passenger drone transport service, with its first official trial scheduled to take place today (11) at the Colombo Port City premises.

The trial will involve electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger aircraft manufactured by Chinese company EHang.

The aircraft, which can take off and land vertically without requiring a runway, are being considered for use in passenger transportation, tourism and emergency services.

A special discussion on introducing the technology in Sri Lanka was held at the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation in August.

Accordingly, the project is initially planned as a pilot initiative rather than a com...