Passenger Drone
Amazon Prime Air Aims For 500 Million Packages Delivered By Drone
Amazon Prime Air is set to revolutionize delivery with drones, thanks to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approving their safety processes and technologies for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, as we reported earlier. This milestone allows Amazon to…
China Grants First Production Certificate for Passenger eVTOL Aircraft
EHang’s EH216-S Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Cleared for Mass Production Chinese drone maker EHang Holdings Limited has obtained the first production certificate in China for a passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicle, the EH216-S. This milestone marks a significant step forward for the…
EHang Sets New Horizons in Urban Air Mobility with EH216-S UAV Launch in China
In a significant leap towards the future of urban air mobility (UAM), EHang Holdings Limited, a global leader in UAM technology, has unveiled the retail price for its pioneering EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. At an official suggested…
Up in the Air: Schulman’s Influence on Drone Policy
In this brief interview, Ramón Roche from PX4 dives into the experiences of Brendan Schulman, a key figure in shaping U.S. drone policy. Schulman, currently serving as Vice President of Policy & Government Relations at Boston Dynamics, cut his teeth…
United Airlines committed to drone taxis for short-distance passenger transport
United Airlines has placed an order for the delivery of 200 four-person drone taxis. With this, the company wants to focus on transporting people to and from airports, making car trips unnecessary and reducing CO2 emissions. The drone taxis will…
Volkswagen unveils four-person drone taxi prototype
Car manufacturer Volkswagen is thinking of producing not only driving but also flying passenger vehicles in the future. This is evident from the unveiling of a prototype eVTOL called Flying Tiger. The four-person drone taxi was developed by the Vertical…
Experimental passenger drone goes up in flames during test flight
During a recent test flight, an experimental passenger drone or EVTOL designed for passenger transport by the American company Aura Aerospace caught fire. The failure of a current regulator during regenerative braking is to blame. The company’s director uses the incident to emphasize the importance of…
EASA publishes regulations for drone taxis in urban environments
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is the first aviation authority in the world to publish draft regulations regarding the use of drone taxis in urban environments. This records, among other things, the airworthiness of aircraft, the training, and…
50 EHang drone taxis ordered by Japanese tour operator
Japanese tour operator AirX has placed an order with Chinese manufacturer EHang for the delivery of 50 two-person EH216 drone taxis. The intention is that the electric flying taxis will be used for the first time during the 2025 World…
EHang performs the first long-range drone taxi test flights
EHang, a Chinese firm, has successfully completed a series of long-distance test flights in restricted airspace with both a two-person EHang 216 drone taxi and a Falcon freight drone. The flights were conducted in Estonia as part of a European…
Volocopter air-taxi added to Microsoft Flight Simulator
Always wanted to drive a drone taxi? Soon you will be able to do that in Have you always wanted to learn to fly an eVTOL drone taxi? Then make sure you have access to Microsoft Flight Simulator. In November,…
EHang firefighting drone passes technical examination
Chinese passenger drone developer EHang announced this week that its manned EHang firefighting drone, the EH216F AAV, has successfully passed a technical examination by China’s National Fire-Fighting Equipment Quality Supervision Testing Center (NFFE). The company reports this in a press…