This drone-like octocopter wants to carry people

I LOVE this!  I’m surely not the only one. I wonder how this differs from a helicopter though?  Suppose I’ll have to research. This octocopter only has a range of 70 miles…

Watch video below

http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2017/07/07/surefly-octocopter-personal-drone-concept.cnnmoney/index.html