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Briefing
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- Pilot City – Chinese startup EHang announced it selected Guangzhou, China as pilot city to build network of autonomous aerial vehicles for transporting humans and goods by 2019 or 2020
- Government Collaboration – Will work with Guangzhou government to develop infrastructure, such as landing and take off pads, and update regulations to accommodate passenger drones
- Regulatory Approval – Became first company approved by China's Civil Aviation Administration to conduct pilot program for AAVs in January 2019
- Transport Network –Will set up command and control center ensuring multiple AAVs fly simultaneously in safe and efficient manner along three or four flight routes
- Testing – Will further test more flight routes and vertiports, in addition to 2,000 flights already undertaken in China and abroad
- Partnerships – Plans to work with partners to transport goods including medical supplies, and expand coverage in Guangzhou
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Transportation and Logistics
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Function
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Research and Development
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Organization
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EHang
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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August 6, 2019
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