EHang, a leading autonomous aerial vehicle technology company, reported that its  Unmanned Aircraft Cloud System (UACS) was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for UACS trial operations, moving the company closer to commercialization.

EHang’s UACS has a range of functions to manage airspace, UAVs, flight plans, and operators. This enables the cluster management of multiple aircrafts within the same airspace, as well as resulting in safer and more reliable operations.

Analyst QuickTake: In July 2023 , EHang partnered with the Bao'an District Government of Shenzhen municipality on urban air mobility (UAM). Under this partnership, the two parties intend to jointly create UAM use cases, routes, and systems to develop Shenzhen as a national, low-altitude economy development demonstration city. As such, EHang intended to establish its first UAM operation demonstration center at the OH Bay in Shenzhen to launch aerial tourism and sightseeing experience services using its electric, dual-seat, passenger-carrying, autonomous, aerial vehicles, known as “EH216-S AAVs.”