Personal “Aircraft Carrier” & eVTOL set to become Model T of 3D transport

Henry Ford did not invent the motor car. The key to his success was his introduction of the moving assembly line and the affordable cars it could produce.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Xpeng Unicorn, AeroHT, Xpeng, Ehang, GAC, eVTOL, SUV, Ele… Continue reading Personal “Aircraft Carrier” & eVTOL set to become Model T of 3D transport

Autonomous EHang eVTOL jumpstarts nascent pilotless air tourism industry

Imagine stepping aboard an empty aircraft that looks to have landed straight from the future, strapping in and sitting back while soaring through the air and taking in the scenery, all without so much as a pilot there to encroach upon the privacy of yo… Continue reading Autonomous EHang eVTOL jumpstarts nascent pilotless air tourism industry

eHang’s eVTOL air taxi will cost buyers less than $350,000 (in China)

While some other urban air mobility startups are still just producing renderings, eHang’s EH 216 eVTOL has already been tested and cleared for commercial air taxi work in its home country of China. The company has now gone a step further, by announcing… Continue reading eHang’s eVTOL air taxi will cost buyers less than $350,000 (in China)

World’s first type-certified eVTOL aircraft is ready for service

Way back at CES 2016, eHang stunned the world with a little autonomous passenger-carrying octacopter concept. Seven years later, that concept has evolved into the world’s first fully certified eVTOL air taxi, cleared for commercial air taxi work.Contin… Continue reading World’s first type-certified eVTOL aircraft is ready for service

eHang completes eVTOL flight tests, full certification now imminent

With nearly 10,000 passenger-carrying demonstration flights complete, eHang has finished flight testing and expects its EH216-S aircraft to be fully type certified by the CAAC

eHang is set to become the world’s first company to get an electric VTOL air taxi type certified and into commercial service, after successfully completing its entire flight test program with China’s aviation authority. Oh, and it’s autonomous.

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eHang’s pilotless eVTOL may be certified and operational within months

China’s eHang says it’s “hopeful” it’ll achieve full type certification for its autonomous EH216 eVTOL aircraft “in the next few months,” after which commercial operations can begin – potentially years earlier than American and European competitors.Con… Continue reading eHang’s pilotless eVTOL may be certified and operational within months

eHang flexes its fully operational eVTOL production facility in new video

In the eVTOL air taxi world, eHang is an outlier. Where most operations are painstakingly doing thousands of unmanned flight tests, eHang is merrily flying people around, including its own CEO and even members of the public – and in autonomous mode, no… Continue reading eHang flexes its fully operational eVTOL production facility in new video

EHang begins aerial sightseeing trial at south China real estate project

China’s air mobility company EHang has added another location to its autonomous air taxi roster with the launch of an aerial sightseeing trial in partnership with real estate company Greenland Hong Kong.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags… Continue reading EHang begins aerial sightseeing trial at south China real estate project