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EHang·CN·eVTOL air-taxi

EH216-S.

World's first CAAC-certified pilotless passenger eVTOL; still in trial operations after a planned Mar 2026 launch.

Pilot

Certification: CAAC type, production and standard airworthiness certificates (world firsts for a pilotless passenger eVTOL); operators hold the first Air Operator Certificates; flights still run as trial operations (Sep 2026)

Verified 2026-09-24

Technical subsystems

  • propulsion↗

    8-axis 16-propeller multirotor; all-electric; approximately 2-hour charge time.

  • avionics↗

    Fully autonomous flight; full redundancy, autonomous flying, cluster management — no onboard pilot.

Sourced metrics

Range (miles)
19 mi
Cruise speed (mph)
62 mph
Passenger seats
2 pax

Roadmap

EH216-S RoadmapTODAY2026-10-112023-10CAAC Type Certificate issuedAchieved2024-04CAAC Production Certificate issuedAchieved2025-03Air Operator Certificates granted for commercial hum…Achieved2026-03Public ticketed sightseeing flights at the Guangzhou…Slipped2026-05Latin America / Mexico first people-carrying flightsAchieved↗↗↗↗↗
AchievedOn trackSlippedPlannedCanceled