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EHang Forest Lake sightseeing flight
EHang will offer sightseeing flights in its two-seat EH216 all-electric autonomous aerial vehicle from the Forest Lake real estate development in China's Guangdong province. (Photo: EHang)

EHang has formed a partnership with the Greenland Hong Kong real estate group to launch aerial sightseeing tours with the EH216 autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) in the city of Zhaoqing in Guangdong, China. Plans call for EHang to initially offer aerial sightseeing services to passengers initially from a base in Greenland Hong Kong’s Forest Lake development. The company's December 28 announcement did not say when services will begin.

Forest Lake is near the new Zhaoqing-Pearl River Delta-Hub Airport, currently under construction. EHang said the area has a number of tourist attractions, including seven natural lakes and wetlands covering 300 hectares (741 acres).