The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies AutoFlight: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Chinese eVTOL aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, building the future of mass individual aerial transport. AutoFlight develops both passenger (Prosperity V) and cargo (V2000CG) eVTOL aircraft. The V5000 Matrix completed mixed-fleet formation flight and launched airworthiness certification.
AutoFlight achieved the world's first eVTOL overseas type certificate validation (Indonesia for V2000CG). Collaborates with EASA, CAAC, and UAE GCAA on safety certification. Operates large-scale cargo versions with hundreds of flight hours and thousands of transitions completed.
Partnerships with Whitesky Aviation (60 aircraft MoU for Indonesia), SF Group (offshore energy), and Hong Kong Regulatory Sandbox X flight trials. Offers full eVTOL protection package including insurance, product support, and operational services.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Products
Certification
Regulators
Partnerships
Cargo experience
Services
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Tian Yu Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Omer Bar-Yohay Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for AutoFlight.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
AutoFlight in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (2)
- AutoFlight and Whitesky Aviation sign MoU for 60 passenger eVTOL aircraft in Indonesia with Whitesky Aviationdistributionannouncedreported, not operationally verified
- AutoFlight and SF Group partnership for low-altitude transportation for offshore energy with SF Groupdeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (1)
- Strategic2021-11-01
$100M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AutoFlight.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AutoFlight from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AutoFlight Showcases Advanced Air Mobility During Games of the Future 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan
AutoFlight demonstrated its Prosperity eVTOL at the Games of the Future 2026 in Astana, marking the first eVTOL flight in Central Asia.
AutoFlight and SF Group sign partnership to advance low-altitude transportation for offshore energy
AutoFlight and SF Group signed a partnership to advance low-altitude transportation for offshore energy operations using AutoFlight's eVTOL aircraft.
AutoFlight's Prosperity eVTOL makes first intercity trip
AutoFlight's Prosperity eVTOL completed the world's first inter-city electric air taxi demonstration flight between Shenzhen and Zhuhai in southern China.
Chinese regulators approve AutoFlight's TC application for Prosperity passenger eVTOL aircraft
Chinese regulators approved AutoFlight's type certificate application for the Prosperity passenger eVTOL; the company also demonstrated the world's first inter-city electric air…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/autoflight.md
- RSS feed: /companies/autoflight/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b5908b0b-823b-46ab-9c73-f73061fd1925
- Revision history: /companies/autoflight/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
AutoFlight draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 18, 2026