China’s EHang Launches ‘5G Intelligent’ eVTOL Center

The new 5G-connected vertiport and maintenance hub will serve electric hovering aircraft in Guangzhou.

Tuesday, January 04, 2022 at 02:37 PM ET

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An EHang eVTOL takes flight at a new 5G Intelligent Air Mobility Experience Center in Guangzhou, China. [Courtesy EHang]

Key Takeaways:

EHang has launched the "5G Intelligent Air Mobility Experience Center" in Guangzhou, China, a new eVTOL vertiport and maintenance facility.
The center will support urban air mobility (UAM) services, including passenger transportation, aerial logistics, and smart city management applications leveraging 5G connectivity.
It features rooftop takeoff/landing capabilities, charging and maintenance infrastructure, and an integrated parking garage for seamless first and last-mile transfers.
The initiative aims to establish Guangzhou as a global model city for UAM, with aspirations to expand its intelligent air mobility ecosystem nationwide and worldwide.

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China’s EHang (NASDAQ:EH) has launched a new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vertiport and maintenance facility in China’s urban air mobility (UAM) test city, Guangzhou.

The new hub—named the 5G Intelligent Air Mobility Experience Center—includes rooftop takeoff and landing capability for automated aerial vehicles (AAV) as well as a hangar for charging batteries and other required maintenance. The project is part of the city’s developing “intelligent air mobility ecosystem.”