China's EHang has developed a safety fence to control autonomous flights

EHang Awarded Safety Clearance for Autonomous Operations With UAS 'Fence'

China's EHang has developed an electronic fence to prevent autonomous aircraft being operated in areas where they would not be safe.

This demonstration flight conducted in a soccer stadium in Austria in April 2019, is one of several early trials that EHang has conducted with its 216 AAV eVTOL aircraft. [Photo: EHang]

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

August 22, 2019

China-based eVTOL aircraft developer EHang this week received an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) safety certificate from the China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology (CAST). The Level II certificate vouches for the safe performance of its EHang 216 autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) and its Falcon drone in a UAS "fence" that the company has developed to prevent autonomous aircraft from operating in restricted areas.

According to EHang, the CAST safety certificate is internationally recognized by organizations affiliated with the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). The privately-owned company says that it is the first company in the world to receive the Level II certificate and that its expertise in developing UAS fences gives it an advantage in the market to develop urban air mobility solutions.

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