The Chinese government’s long-awaited lifting of Covid restrictions in late December has helped EHang to accelerate work to complete the type certification of its two-seat, EH216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle. Presenting results for the 2022 financial year on March 23, senior executives with the Guangzhou-based company said they are in “the final sprint” to achieving type certification with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) with 90 percent of tasks completed and more than 70 percent of remaining tests conducted or in progress.
EHang founder, chairman, and CEO Huazhi Hu told analysts that the company’s commercial strategy will prioritize sales and deliveries to customers in China and efforts to enter other Asian markets. “In 2023, we are getting well positioned to leverage China’s tourism and economic recovery, growing market demands, and our imminent inflection point into commercialization with keen anticipation for obtaining the world’s first autonomous eVTOL type certificate to unlock an exciting new era for the UAM [urban air mobility] industry that EHang is leading,” he commented.
