{"id":732641,"date":"2023-02-17T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/eh216-aav-completes-its-japans-first-passenger-carrying-demo-flight\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:55:23","slug":"eh216-aav-completes-its-japans-first-passenger-carrying-demo-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/eh216-aav-completes-its-japans-first-passenger-carrying-demo-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"EH216 AAV Completes Its Japan&#8217;s First Passenger-Carrying Demo Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">GUANGZHOU, China, Feb.  17, 2023  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (\u201cEHang\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), the world&#8217;s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (\u201cAAV\u201d) technology platform company, announced that its EH216 passenger-grade AAV has completed its first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration within Japan, which also marks the first passenger-carrying flight for an autonomous eVTOL aircraft in Japan. Today, the EH216 flew with two passengers and no pilot onboard for a trip along the stunningly beautiful coastline of Tanoura Beach in Oita city, under the approval of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (\u201cMLIT\u201d) of Japan.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>EH216 conducting passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration <\/em><br \/>\n        <em>in <\/em><br \/>\n        <em>Oita Prefecture, Japan<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Sato Kiichiro, Mayor of Oita, Oita Prefecture, Japan, attended the event and delivered a speech saying, &#8220;Last July, EH216 completed its Japan\u2019s first point-to-point trial flight in Oita, receiving overwhelming responses. Today, EH216 takes on the challenge of passenger-carrying flight here, and I am very pleased to witness this moment. I hope that today\u2019s passenger-carrying flight test will accelerate autonomous aerial vehicles to take a further step toward practical use cases, so that this industry full of opportunities could be in full swing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>Sato Kiichiro, Mayor of Oita, Oita Prefecture, Japan<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Kirino Hiroshi, Chairman of the Okayama Kurashiki Mizushima Aero &amp; Space Industry Cluster Study Group (\u201cMASC\u201d), one of the passengers who took a ride with EH216 today, said, &#8220;EH216 is a leader in the eVTOL field with extensive experience in passenger-carrying flights. This successful flight test of EH216 in Oita Prefecture has shown us the possibilities of experiencing the beauty and pleasure the skies offer without a pilot. We look forward to EH216&#8217;s flight tests in more cities, and the future when EH216 can be deployed and applied in Japan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>Kirino Hiroshi, Chairman of MASC<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <em>Xin Fang, Chief Operating Officer of EHang<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Xin Fang, Chief Operating Officer of EHang, stated,\u00a0\u201cOver the past two years, EH216 has achieved one milestone after another in Japan with several rounds of demo and trial flights. This year brought passengers the possibility of riding in the air with this cutting-edge product and technology. All these milestones are inextricably linked to the support and trust of MLIT of Japan, local government departments, and our partners. EHang has also demonstrated the reliability of our AAV products. We will continue working with our partners to promote safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly UAM solutions in Japan so as to benefit more people worldwide with our passenger-grade AAVs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Earlier in July 2022, EH216 completed Japan&#8217;s first eVTOL point-to-point demo flight for air mobility in\u00a0Oita City, Oita Prefecture, making a breakthrough in exploring UAM use cases in Japan. This year, EHang and its partner, MASC, revisited Oita to demonstrate the EH216\u2019s first passenger-carrying autonomous flight within Japan, which is expected to further enhance the awareness and interest of UAM in the local community and accelerate the development of the Japanese UAM industry.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Watch the video of EH216\u2019s first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration within Japan:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=YNqN7xNXEKk1NqFoqVtuUR8AhW5pUb8UFuEXUmN9pEE0VmjdhC77yPZ-2yvCXnxbbUyNKqFP4fxMTsDouGBhnRdu7zRlcNetrnTBnovQ0tc=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/UuOD8uckUSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>About EHang<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>EHang (Nasdaq: EH) is the world&#8217;s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company. Our mission is to make safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly air mobility accessible to everyone. EHang provides customers in various industries with AAV products and commercial solutions: air mobility (including passenger transportation and logistics), smart city management, and aerial media solutions. As the forerunner of cutting-edge AAV technologies and commercial solutions in the global Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, EHang continues to explore the boundaries of the sky to make flying technologies benefit our life in smart cities. For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=o07m8FYtwlIsy8vT5_4RI0TXCKrBtDLYoaxIIX_4gsrLKbyAimBnfVDyG69YFt3-_7ox_pZzBg-5AiZ5out3Ew==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ehang.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Safe Harbor Statement<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>This press release contains statements that may constitute \u201cforward-looking\u201d statements pursuant to the \u201csafe harbor\u201d provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201caims,\u201d \u201cfuture,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cestimates,\u201d \u201clikely to\u201d and similar statements. 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EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (\u201cEHang\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), the world&#8217;s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (\u201cAAV\u201d) technology platform company, announced that its EH216 passenger-grade AAV has completed its first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration within Japan, which also marks the first passenger-carrying flight for an autonomous eVTOL aircraft in Japan. Today, the EH216 flew with two passengers and no pilot onboard for a trip along the stunningly beautiful coastline of Tanoura Beach in Oita city, under the approval of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (\u201cMLIT\u201d) of Japan. EH216 conducting passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration in Oita Prefecture, Japan Sato Kiichiro, Mayor of Oita, Oita Prefecture, Japan, attended the event and delivered &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/eh216-aav-completes-its-japans-first-passenger-carrying-demo-flight\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;EH216 AAV Completes Its Japan&#8217;s First Passenger-Carrying Demo Flight&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-732641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EH216 AAV Completes Its Japan&#039;s First Passenger-Carrying Demo Flight - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/eh216-aav-completes-its-japans-first-passenger-carrying-demo-flight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EH216 AAV Completes Its Japan&#039;s First Passenger-Carrying Demo Flight - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (\u201cEHang\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), the world&#8217;s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (\u201cAAV\u201d) technology platform company, announced that its EH216 passenger-grade AAV has completed its first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration within Japan, which also marks the first passenger-carrying flight for an autonomous eVTOL aircraft in Japan. 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