BEIJING – A Chinese drone manufacturer has completed a new round of manned flights of its autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) EHANG 184.
According to the company, the aircraft can carry a single person at speeds of up to 130km/h, in force 7 typhoon conditions.
The company said the manned test flights are the latest in a series of safety tests before it is made available for public use “in the near future”.
As part of the latest test, the self-flying vehicle flew around 40 passengers, including China’s Guangzhou deputy mayor WANG Dong and EHANG founder and CEO Huazhi Hu.
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Since its inception in 2014, EHANG has been conducting multiple test flights of EHANG 184, including a vertical climbing test reaching up to 300m, a loaded test flight carrying around 230kg, a routed test flight covering 15km, and a high-speed cruising test that reached an altitude of 130km/h.
The new drone will go through further enhancements, with a focus on improving passenger experience and adding an optional manual control. The company has already developed and tested a two-seat air taxi with a payload of up to 280kg.
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The passengers are also expected to be given piloting experience that will enable them to manually operate the vehicle, as part of the additional enhancements to be made to the EHANG 184.
The EHANG 184 electric quadcopter can transport a passenger for up to 10 miles, or for a duration of around 23 minutes and its
EHANG has also developed and tested a two-seat AAV that can carry a payload of up to 280kg.
