Drone ‘taxis’ with no pilots will deliver goods to houses as China trials new way to distribute merchandise in remote areas
- China has given a tech firm the green light to transport heavy goods with drones
- Footage shows the pilotless ‘taxis’ flying across mountainous areas during tests
- The unmanned aerial vehicle can deliver up to 331 pounds of products per flight
A Chinese tech company will use its cutting-edge drone helicopters to deliver bulky goods to residents’ houses after receiving official permission to try out the service.
The pilot-less ‘air taxis’ can carry up to 150 kilos (331 pounds) of goods per flight and send them to remote and mountainous areas, according to its manufacturer.
The mega drones will be tasked to transport products ‘between ground and hilltop and between shore and islands’ in the Chinese city of Taizhou during trial runs.
China has unveiled self-driving drone ‘taxis’ that can deliver goods to households in rural villages as the country ventures out new ways to distribute merchandise in remote areas
EHang, a Chinese drone operator that pioneered the ‘air-taxis’ for sightseeing trips in China has been given green light by the government to move into air cargo transportation
The Guangzhou-based tech firm claimed that their drones are the world’s first electric passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicles. The drone is being displayed in Guangzhou
EHang, a Guangzhou-based tech firm, claims that their drones are the world’s first electric passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicles.
The company has obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to use its drones in for transporting heavy-lifting merchandise, according to a statement released on May 27.
Footage released by the company shows the unmanned aerial vehicle, EHang 216, flying across sea and mountains as engineers tested its various functions.
Footage released by the company shows the unmanned aerial vehicle, EHang 216, flying across sea and mountains as engineers tested its various functions in Chinese city Taizhou
EHang, a Guangzhou-based tech firm, claims that their drones are the world’s first electric passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicles. The ‘flying-taxi’, EHang 216 (pictured in China), demonstrated its first test flight for the first time in Europe in April last year
The mega drones will be tasked to transport products ‘between ground and hilltop and between shore and islands’ in the Chinese city of Taizhou during trial runs
The ‘flying-taxi’ demonstrated its first test flight for the first time in Europe in April last year.
Austrian aerospace company FACC and its Chinese partner AVIC flew their drone above the pitch at Vienna’s Generali Arena.
The unmanned vehicle was said to have the capacity to seat two passengers and can fly up to 150 km per hour (90 mph).
In January, the company conducted its first trial flight of EHang 216 in the US after receiving flying approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The company obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to use its drones in for transporting heavy-lifting merchandise, according to a statement on May 27
The Nasdaq-listed company EHang, based in Chinese souther city Guangzhou, previously launched sightseeing tours with its passenger-carrying drones for tourists and hotel guests
In May, EHang joined with LN Garden Hotel in Guangzhou to offer air tourism services to customers with the pilotless air-taxis. The 216 drones are being displayed in Guangzhou
The Nasdaq-listed company is also planning to launch sightseeing tours for tourists and hotel guests with the passenger-carrying drones.
In May, EHang signed an agreement with the LN Garden Hotel in Guangzhou to offer air tourism services to customers in the near future.
China has yet to grant approvals for drones to carry passengers. But the permission for EHang’s air cargo services is considered by Chinese media as major progress.
The news comes as China is discovering new ways to deliver merchandise to the country’s remote areas following the booming e-commerce industry.
Residents who live in rural villages across China are now able to sell and buy products online with the help of live-streaming and shopping apps.
The news comes as China is discovering new ways to deliver merchandise to the country’s remote areas following the booming e-commerce industry. The world’s first passenger-carrying drone is displayed in Guangzhou, Guangdong province of southern China on June 8
EHang, a Chinese drone operator that pioneered the ‘air-taxis’ for sightseeing trips in China has been given green light by the government to expand its reach to air cargo transportation
The Guangzhou-based tech firm claimed that their drones are the world’s first electric passenger-carrying autonomous aerial vehicles. The drones are being displayed in Guangzhou