Drones Defy Commands During Light Show, Still Break Record

Drones have flown over blowholes and detected heartbeats from the sky. They’re also good entertainers.Ehang, Chinese drone manufacturer known for its autonomous flying taxi, flew 1,374 drones over the Xi’an City Wall. The company reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the “most number of unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously.”The drones danced into 16 formations, including the Xi’an City Wall, the Silk Road and the number 1374. But th