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AutoFlight's Prosperity eVTOL Aircraft Conducts Autonomous Flight Demo between Shenzen and Zhuhai
The Chinese manufacturer is aiming to demonstrate viable air taxi routes in the densely populated Greater Bay Area of southern China.
AutoFlight is demonstrating what it views as likely early use cases for its Prosperity eVTOL aircraft in China.
AutoFlight is demonstrating what it views as likely early use cases for its Prosperity eVTOL aircraft in China. (Image: AutoFlight)

AutoFlight on Tuesday demonstrated its five-seat Prosperity eVTOL with a 50-kilometer (31-mile) flight between the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai. The flight across the Pearl River Delta took 20 minutes, compared with what the company said would have required a three-hour car journey due to local traffic.

The flight was conducted without a pilot on board, but the aircraft did carry four crash-test mannequins of a size and weight comparable to passengers. 

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