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EHang Expands Use of Unmanned Aircraft for Digital Light Shows in Europe
China's EHang reached a distribution agreement with event technology company Concept Solutions to offer AAV-powered digital fireworks through the newly created entity, DronePixel by EHang.
EHang light show
While it develops its new passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft, much of EHang's revenue comes from using drones to perform light shows. (Photo: EHang)

Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer EHang is expanding the use of drone technologies for digital fireworks in Europe under a distribution collaboration with event tech company Concept Solutions. Branded, DronePixel by EHang, the aerial media solutions, and services venture will offer aerial light shows to event organizers across Europe.

EHang was among the first companies to launch an aerial media services company in China and said the use of drone technologies for digital fireworks is now widespread in Asia. EHang, which has performed hundreds of shows, in 2018 was entered in the Guinness World Records for the most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously in a light show. The record show involved more than 1,300 drones.