The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies EHang: 1 model, 7 deployments across 2 regions, $99.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility
Overview
Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle developer. EH216-S received CAAC Type Certificate (2023-10-13), first eVTOL type cert globally. Commercial operations in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 7 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founder
Product
Fundingsee investors →
Certification
Customers
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →EHang on the deployment map
View the global map7 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2026. Explore where EHang's robots are operating, by place and type.
- pilotEH216-S at Hefei, China (port logistics) →East Asia · verified Jan 2026
- operationalEH216-S at China →East Asia · verified Jan 2026
- pilotEH216-S at Qatar →Middle East · verified Jan 2026
- announcedEH216-S at China →East Asia · verified Feb 2025
- operationalEH216-S at Guangzhou →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalEH216-S at Shenzhen →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalEH216-S at Guangzhou →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
View the full EHang deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Hu Huazhi ceosince 2014-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Hu Huazhisole
Safety record
No incidents on record for EHang.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- EHang7 deployments
Recent coverage
EHang in third-party press
Peers
98 peers across 1 segment. Every EHang competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(98)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (9)
Registry pages whose text names EHang.
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (7)
EH216-S at Guangzhou, EH216-S at Guangzhou, EH216-S at Shenzhen, EH216-S at China, EH216-S at Hefei, China (port logistics), EH216-S at China, EH216-S at Qatar
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $99.0M
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.
Funding rounds (3)
EHang’s 3 disclosed rounds, $92M in total, oldest to newest.
- IPO2019-12-12
$40M(reported)
Investors: Public Market (lead)
- Series B2015-08-25
$42M(reported)
Investors: GP Capital (lead), GGV Capital, ZhenFund, Lebox Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, PreAngel Fund
- Series A2014-12-01
$10M(reported)
Regulatory filings (2)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faagranted2023-10-13
Linked models: EH216-S
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faagranted2023-10-13
Linked models: EH216-S
Timeline
Every recorded move in EHang’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundIPO funding round
2019-12-12IPO
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2017-01-01Series C raising $52000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2016-01-01Series B raising $42000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2015-01-01Series A raising $5000000
Key hireHu Huazhi joins as ceo
2014-01-01Hu Huazhi appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Westcol's first pilotless EH216-S eVTOL flight
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
EH216-S takes flight at China's civilian airport
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
EH216-S at China
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
EH216-S at Qatar
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for EHang.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning EHang from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
EHang Expands Global Fast Track Program to Vietnam
EHang has expanded its Global Fast Track Program to Vietnam, where it will work with Hanoi authorities and local partner The post EHang Expands Global Fast Track Program to…
Boarding Call: EHang Secures First-Mover Altitude
EHang completed a pilotless eVTOL flight in Hong Kong and is expanding internationally after China withdrew 2026 revenue guidance, even as institutions hold 94% of shares amid…
EHang’s EH216‑S Completes First Public Flight in Hong Kong
EHang’s pilotless EH216‑S eVTOL aircraft has completed its first public flight in Hong Kong, as the city continues testing low-altitude The post EHang’s EH216‑S Completes First…
EHang 184 vs. EH216: From Concept to Certified Air Taxi
The EHang 184, unveiled in 2016, was the first publicly shown single-passenger autonomous aerial vehicle concept. It never reached commercial certification. Its successor, the……
EHang and CSCEC Sixth Engineering Bureau Begin Work on Hainan Low-Altitude Corridor
EHang is partnering with China Construction Sixth Engineering Bureau to develop low-altitude aviation infrastructure in China, with a cross-sea corridor The post EHang and CSCEC…
China’s EHang Is ‘Fast Tracking’ Autonomous Air Taxis Globally
New program seeks to accelerate introduction of uncrewed passenger aircraft in other countries.
EHang Launches International Fast-Track Framework for Pilotless eVTOL Operations
EHang has launched a new program aimed at speeding up the introduction of its pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing The post EHang Launches International Fast-Track…
EHang: Commercial Takeoff Could Reignite the Bull Case
EHang remains the only publicly traded eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) manufacturer to have obtained all required Chinese certifications for its autonomous…
EHang Completes Asia’s First Pilotless Passenger eVTOL Flight in Kazakhstan
EHang Holdings Limited, a world-leading advanced air mobility technology platform company, has announced that its flagship EH216‑S successfully completed Central The post EHang…
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Compare publicly traded eVTOL stocks, including Joby, Archer, BETA and EHang, by ticker, market cap, aircraft, propulsion and certification stage. The post eVTOL Stocks: Electric…
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Compare publicly traded eVTOL stocks, including Joby, Archer, BETA and EHang, by ticker, market cap, aircraft, propulsion and certification stage. The post eVTOL Stocks: Electric…
Is EHang Holdings (EH) A Bargain After Joining Hong Kong’s Sandbox?
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ehang.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ehang/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/66a94272-d986-4ed4-9b50-7daafa846e10
- Revision history: /companies/ehang/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
Valuable New Application of EHang 216 AAV
The EHang Yunfu production facility is approximately 24,000 square meters in gross floor area to house the major AAV production processes from manufacturing of
#FlyingCar #ChinaInnovation #Xpeng #electricvehicle #Newsfeed #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #Xpeng #voyagerX2 #electricvehicle China is racing ahead with futuristic
EHang launched its Experience Center in Shenzhen’s Luohu Sports and Leisure Park. It is the world’s first EH216-S takeoff and landing site featuring a fully aut
Our EH216-S made its first public debut in Silicon Valley, instantly becoming the star!
Join the conversation as we dive into the world of EHang, a company making waves in the tech industry with its ambitious air taxi projects. But the question rem
#Job to #Robot: : EHang's #Flying #Taxis Officially Cleared for Takeoff in China. #Robots looking for #jobs @jobtorob EHang receives landmark certificate for
About an hour’s drive from the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou, China, sits a test site for Ehang’s autonomous aerial vehicles. Perched on the tarmac durin
Fitz Tepper gets a look at a drone from eHang that can fit an actual person in it on the show floor at CES 2016. Read full article: http://techcrunch.com/2016/
This Pilotless EHang VT35 eVTOL just redefined air travel and pushed the boundaries of autonomous aviation technology. In this video, we dive deep into the desi
This is the world's first Electric Passenger Drone, the Ehang 184. The drone uses eight electric motors to power eight propellers, which can carry one person w
EHang has officially set a new Guinness World Record after launching 22,580 GHOSTDRONE 4.0 units into the sky simultaneously. Witnessed by official adjudicators
This electric VTOL flies itself – the EHang EH216-S Electric VTOL is redefining the future of urban mobility with its autonomous air taxi technology. In this vi
It goes up to 11,000 feet, 62 miles per hour, and runs for about 23 minutes. Yours for only $200-300 thousand! Click here to subscribe to IDG.tv: https://www.y
Jan.12 -- Richard Liu, chief financial officer of EHang Holdings Ltd., a Chinese autonomous aircraft maker, discusses the company's strategy. He speaks with Tom
From April 9th to April 11th, the 2019 4GAMECHANGERS Festival was held in Vienna, Austria with the theme of “Europe Meets Asia”. This year, the event will focu
EHang is a world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company. Our mission is to make safe, autonomous and eco-friendly air mobility
Imagine that, in the near future, you can fly to work by this Autonomous Aerial Vehicle, skipping over all the traffic jams... And maybe, you want to grab a cup
World first pilotless air taxi certified to carry passengers. EHang EH216-S flies itself using autonomous technology with zero pilots. China aviation authority
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🚀 The future of air mobility is HERE! Chinese tech giant EHang has successfully completed a passenger-carrying demo flight of its EH216-S autonomous aerial veh
EHang VT-30: The Future of Aerial Travel #tech #feature #robots #technology #artificialintelligence #flyingcar #car
EHang leaded the 2019 4GAMECHANGERS Festival in Vienna, 9-11 April. With 4D experience, including VR Goggles, simulation seat, navi app and the most important,
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
EHang draws attention at the 86th percentile but verifies reality at the 83rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +3.4, 50th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 7 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 1.7M video views. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
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: Oct 21, 2026