Robot model
EH216-S
Two-seat autonomous aerial vehicle.
- Manufacturer
- EHang
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 7
- Website
- ehang.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies EH216-S, a aerial by EHang (commercial): 7 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.
EH216-S holds 2 FAA actions, per the DEPLOY registry.
See all 2 filingsAppears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility
Overview
Two-seat autonomous aerial vehicle. CAAC Type Certificate (2023-10) = world first eVTOL TC. Standard Airworthiness Certificate and Production Certificate received 2023-10-13. Commercial passenger operations active in Guangzhou.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
- View all sources →
Key facts
Product
Funding
Certification
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $340K to $410K (manufacturer target)as of 2024-04-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
One-time purchase
$340,000 - $410,000 USDmanufacturer targetas of 2024-04-01
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Apr 1, 2024
Deployments (7)
- EH216-S at Chinaannounced
China's CAAC accepted EHang's type certificate application for the next-generation VT-35 in February 2025.
EHang VT-35 completed its first public flight in Hefei, validating safety, stability, and reliability, deepening strategic cooperation with local partners.
- EH216-S at Chinaoperational
EHang carries paying passengers across seven Chinese cities, with over 40,000 flights completed, offering paid sightseeing flights in cities like Guangzhou and Hefei.
- EH216-S at Qatarpilot
EHang EH216-S conducted first urban human-carrying pilotless eVTOL flights in the Middle East, partnering with Qatar's Ministry of Transport.
- EH216-S at Guangzhouoperational
EHang 216 autonomous aerial vehicle air taxi operations in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other Chinese cities.
- EH216-S at Shenzhenoperational
Low-altitude commercial passenger operations in Shenzhen Luohu District.
- EH216-S at Guangzhouoperational
Low-altitude commercial passenger trial flights in Guangzhou Huangpu District.
EH216-S on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere EH216-S is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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
at China
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
at Qatar
Regulatory filings (2)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faagranted2023-10-13
Applicant: EHang
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faagranted2023-10-13
Applicant: EHang
Safety record
No incidents on record for EH216-S.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for EH216-S.Recent coverage
EH216-S in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning EH216-S from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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…
Is EHang Holdings (EH) A Bargain After Joining Hong Kong’s Sandbox? - simplywall.st
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EHang: Short-Term Underperformance Likely Does Not Matter For The Company - Seeking Alpha
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Experiencing the Future in Guangdong - Kompas.id
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EHang Claims New Guinness World Record by Filling the Sky with More Than 22,000 Drones During China's Spring Festival Gala - TechEBlog -
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EHang Co-Hosts the First China–Spain Smart Mobility Forum, Pioneering New Directions in Intelligent Transportation Development - EHang
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EHang demonstrates pilotless EH216-S eVTOL flight in Bangkok - airport-technology.com
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EHANG: Why This Company’s Nasdaq Valuation Offers an Undervalued Growth Story, says DBS Research - NextInsight
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What air travel will look like in 2040 | loveexploring.com - loveexploring.com
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It’s a bird. No, it’s a plane. No, actually, it’s a Chinese flying car - The Kathmandu Post
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In pictures: China’s robotics industry offers peek into future - South China Morning Post
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"Flying taxi" becoming a reality! China's low-altitude economy on the rise | Smart Living | Technology | Our China Story - 當代中國
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/ehang-216.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/f0fd423a-9622-41d5-a2bd-53d25d3ba2ec
- Revision history: /models/ehang-216/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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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
EH216-S draws attention at the 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 92nd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +1.2, 59th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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: Sep 6, 2026