BEHIND THE SCENES OF EHANG ’ S
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Edward Xu , Chief Strategy Officer , EHang discusses the concept of AAVs , taking us behind the scenes of EHang ’ s Yunfu factory and production of such solution
WRITTEN BY : GEORGIA WILSON
To boldly go where no man has gone before …
Urban-air-mobility , a concept that could have been plucked straight out of a Sci-Fi movie , is much closer to reality than ever before . Today , there are currently around 250 companies in the research and development of electric flying vehicles and the infrastructure to use them .
As the desire for on-demand services rises alongside the heightened focus on sustainability , organisations with their new availability in funding are increasing their investment in urban-air-mobility , ramping up the research and development progress being made .
“ There ’ s been a convergence of several trends in recent years . First , on-demand services have changed the way we think about mobility . Second , there ’ s a focus on sustainability , which these vehicles support . Third , there ’ s a lot of funding available — investors who want to be a part of the next big thing . And lastly , the technology is finally
Edward Xu , Chief Strategy Officer , EHang
96 December 2021