Leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) company EHang will start autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle test flights in China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as part of a new exploratory partnership.
EHang said the autonomous eVTOL trial flights will be conducted with Heli-Eastern, a low-altitude charter helicopter company that operates in the Shenzhen, part of Greater Bay Area. Heli-Eastern has been tapped by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Shenzhen’s municipal government to explore possible operational changes that could be pursued amid planned low-altitude aviation rule changes in the nation. Together, the two companies will look into and test urban air mobility operations integrated to Shenzhen airspace designated for helicopters and AAVs.
The link-up seeks to establish and put into operation a holistic strategy for introducing wide-ranging AAV craft and services in test area air space. Objectives…
