EHang Leads In China: Is The Rest Of The World Next?

EHang EH216-S first flight

EHang’s pilotless EH216-S completed its first flight in Shanghai in January.

Credit: EHang
China’s Ehang has provided a taste of what electric air taxi developers hope is to come. It is the first to certify an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft—one that not only carries passengers but is autonomous, a milestone not widely expected to be achieved in the West before the...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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