Chinese flying taxi maker Ehang gets approval to test drone deliveries for cargo weighing over 150kg

Ehang is the world’s first autonomous aerial vehicle company approved to conduct commercial trials of passenger drones for transporting heavy cargo, it says. The pilotless 216 flying car can hold two passengers and travel at up to 130km per hour. — SCMP

Guangzhou-based Ehang, known for its ambitions to make flying taxis a reality, has obtained what it says is the world’s first commercial licence to test passenger-grade drones to transport heavy goods of more than 150kg.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved tests of Ehang’s 216 flying car for air logistics, making it the world’s first autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) company a national aviation authority has approved for commercial trials of drone deliveries involving loads of more than 150kg, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.