Flying autonomous electric VTOL taxi obtains 'world's first' type certification from China

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"Chinese drone startup EHang has obtained type certification for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, in what the company is calling the "world's first" such approval.

EHang announced on Friday that its EH216-S aircraft had received the approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), indicating the model's airworthiness and bringing it closer to commercial operation. ..."

"Way back at CES 2016, eHang stunned the world with a little autonomous passenger-carrying octacopter concept. Seven years later, that concept has evolved into the world's first fully certified eVTOL air taxi, cleared for commercial air taxi work. ..."

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EHang Successfully Obtains Type Certificate for EH216-S Passenger-Carrying UAV System Issued by Civil Aviation Administration of China