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
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
Founder
Product
Certification
Customers
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →EHang on the deployment map
Where EHang's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Hu Huazhi ceosince 2014-01-01secondary-verified
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 →
Operated deployments (3)
Operator customers (1)
- EHang3 deployments
Recent coverage
EHang in third-party press
Is EHang Holdings (EH) A Bargain After Joining Hong Kong’s Sandbox? - Sahm
Is EHang Holdings (EH) A Bargain After Joining Hong Kong’s Sandbox? - simplywall.st
EHang Holdings outlines its autonomous air mobility vision as interest in urban air transport grows - Ad-hoc-news.de
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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 (4)
- IPO2019-12-12
- Series C2017-01-01
$52M(reported)
- Series B2016-01-01
$42M(reported)
Investors: GP Capital (lead), GGV Capital, ZhenFund, Lebox Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, PreAngel Fund
- Series A2015-01-01
$5M(reported)
Investors: GGV Capital (lead), PreAngel Fund
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
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
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is EHang?
- 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.
- What does EHang make?
- EHang has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: EH216-S (EHang builds physical robots).
- Who competes with EHang?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to EHang building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of EHang?
- Hu Huazhi is the ceo of EHang, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is EHang headquartered?
- EHang is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.
- Where does EHang operate robots?
- EHang operates 3 verified deployments, including at Guangzhou, Shenzhen.
- Is EHang a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, EHang ranks in roughly the top 38% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was EHang founded?
- EHang was founded in 2014.
- Is EHang safe?
- EHang has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-23
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-23
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
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning EHang from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Is EHang Holdings (EH) A Bargain After Joining Hong Kong’s Sandbox? - Sahm
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Is EHang Holdings (EH) A Bargain After Joining Hong Kong’s Sandbox? - simplywall.st
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EHang Holdings outlines its autonomous air mobility vision as interest in urban air transport grows - Ad-hoc-news.de
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Draganfly vs. EHang: Which Drone Stock Looks More Attractive Now? - TradingView
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China’s EH216-S Could Become the First Autonomous eVTOL Operating in Turkey - autoevolution
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Archer Aviation vs. EHang: Who Has the Edge in Future Air Mobility? - The Globe and Mail
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EHang VT35 Completes Its First Public Flight in Hefei - EHang
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EHang Delivers 41 EH216 Autonomous eVTOLs in Q3 - Aviation Week
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EHang EH216-S completes autonomous urban flights in Qatar - Inspenet
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EHang’s Thailand AAM Sandbox Reaches Landmark: First Urban Sandbox Human-Carrying Flight of Pilotless eVTOL with CAAT Director-General Aboard - EHang
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EHang Participates in State Visit of King Felipe VI of Spain to China, Strengthening Sino-Spanish Advanced Air Mobility Cooperation - EHang
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiTEFVX3lxTE5na1d6LVdiOTlzcDFXa3BIUGlEZDBtR0JGVHBPMjR0dmQ2N05vRHRsU1lMOHBtWTlhN3Y1ZlM4ZWxKX0RTUGY4TGZ5ZEo?oc=5"…
EHang launches Thailand’s first AAM ‘sandbox’ trial - Zag Daily
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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
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
Valuable New Application of EHang 216 AAV
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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
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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
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
World first pilotless air taxi certified to carry passengers. EHang EH216-S flies itself using autonomous technology with zero pilots. China aviation authority
🚀 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
Reality vs attention
EHang draws attention at the 84th percentile but verifies reality at the 71st percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +13.3, 24th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 1.3M 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: Jul 23, 2026