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Passengers report no hang-ups after EHang 216 demo
A trial flight in east China is part of EHang's world tour, which is aimed at demonstrating the reliability and versatility of the 216 AAV for commercial uses including transportation, sightseeing, logistics and EMS.
The Fisherman's Wharf in Yantai city is an AAAA national tourist attraction location.

Autonomous aerial vehicle platform EHang Holdings has conducted aerial sightseeing trial flights in Yantai, a coastal city in east China. An EHang 216 took four passengers to the air for aerial sightseeing trips over the sea around the Fisherman's Wharf in Yantai city, an AAAA national tourist attraction location.

Passengers were enthusiastic about their first AAV rides, with one saying: “It was amazing. I felt safe throughout the journey. The EHang 216 flew at a steady pace with almost no turbulence. This was my first time to experience such a bird's eye view from the air. I cannot wait to take another trip.”

This trial flight event forms part of EHang's world tour, which is aimed at demonstrating the reliability and versatility of its passenger-grade AAVs through safe autonomous flights in various commercial use cases, including passenger transportation, aerial sightseeing, air logistics and medical emergency response. The passenger-grade AAVs have completed thousands of trial and demo flights in 21 cities and six countries, including China, the US, Austria, Netherlands, Qatar and UAE.

Founder, chairman and CEO Hu Huazhi says: “As the world's first provider of passenger-grade AAVs, we are honoured to prove this game-changing air mobility solution by demonstrating flights to regulators, customers, partners and the general public. The positive support and feedback have strengthened our determination in our quest to bring this new style of mobility to the people.”

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