Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Ehang electric VTOL is pilotless

Ehang Receives Green Light For Commercial eVTOL Operation In China

02 Apr 2025 | Abstracted from Electrek

"Ehang has officially received its Air Operator Certificates for the autonomous EH216-S electric VTOL...it is now permitted to offer below-altitude tourism, urban sightseeing, and diverse commercial human-carrying flight services at related operation sites in Guangzhou and Hefei...

"EH216-S is a pilot-less, passenger-carrying vertical take-off and landing craft, which is fully battery-electric and can handle a range of 22 miles at speeds up to 81 mph and a maximum altitude of 3,000 metres."

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