City in the Sky: Drones, Shenzhen, and the ‘Low-Altitude Economy’

City in the Sky: Drones, Shenzhen, and the ‘Low-Altitude Economy’

Imagine this scenario: you ordered takeout during lunch rush hour, but the delivery bros were overbooked, so a drone dropped from the sky to deliver your meal; on your commute, while ground traffic was jammed, flying cars allowed you to take an ‘air taxi’ to work … These scenes seemingly out of science fiction movies will become part of people’s daily lives in the era of the ‘low-altitude economy’ [低空经济]. This invitation to envision an aerial fu…