STORY: Experiencing future transportation in east China's urban park
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:36
LOCATION: HEFEI, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of different types of future transportation
2. SOUNDBITE (English): NASTYA, Student from Belarus
3. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG HAIYUE, Xinhua correspondent
4. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG HAIYUE, Xinhua correspondent
5. SOUNDBITE (English): NASTYA, Student from Belarus
6. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN LINGHUI, Head of Public Relations of Hey Airlines in Hefei
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YONGRUI, Marketing director of Shine Auto

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE (English): NASTYA, Student from Belarus
"What do you think about future transportation?"

SOUNDBITE (English): WANG HAIYUE, Xinhua correspondent
"We may find the answer at Luogang Park in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province. It's also known as one of the largest urban central parks in the world. Here, you can see the cool air taxi, order food delivered by drone and take the driverless bus for sightseeing."

Recently, a new urban air mobility hub has been established in Luogang Park. People will be able to take electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for sightseeing after it officially starts operation.

SOUNDBITE (English): WANG HAIYUE, Xinhua correspondent
"We are now at the cabin. I feel that the space is relatively spacious, and the front view is wide."
   
SOUNDBITE (English): NASTYA, Student from Belarus
"Yes, you know the seat is very comfortable. There are two screens in front of us for real-time interaction. I guess passengers just need to fasten the seat belt, wear headphones. The worker will close the door. And it will fly automatically. That's so amazing."

SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN LINGHUI, Head of Public Relations of Hey Airlines in Hefei
"The Hefei urban air mobility hub was established in November this year. It's like a small airport where people can buy tickets and take the eVTOL aircraft in the future. We are now at Sheng Hub, which can operate 10 eVTOL aircraft. We have built two such hubs in Luogang Park. And there will be more in the future."

Covering an area of 12.7 square kilometers, Luogang Park has become a testing ground for many cutting-edge technologies.

The intelligent sightseeing driverless bus has run safely for one year in this park, providing memorable experiences for locals and tourists.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YONGRUI, Marketing director of Shine Auto
"Now our driverless sightseeing bus runs a route of about 7 kilometers with eight stops. The total travel time is approximately 30 to 40 minutes."

Booking an air ticket for your takeout is another amazing experience in the park.

After ordering takeout on the park's app, you can get food delivered by a drone in ten minutes. As of the first half of this year, more than 6,000 orders have been delivered by those futuristic drones.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China.
(XHTV)