Shenzhen Partners With Flying-Car Makers in Drive to Create Urban Air Mobility Hub

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The partnerships with EHang and AutoFlight mark another vote of confidence from Shenzhen for a technology that could revolutionize aerial transport and logistics. Photo: Courtesy of Shenzhen Baoan District Party Committee Publicity Department

Two Chinese manufacturers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are partnering with a Shenzhen district government to trial their flying vehicles, as the southern Chinese city strives to become a “low-altitude economic hub.”

EHang Holdings Ltd. and Shanghai AutoFlight Co. Ltd. signed memorandums of understanding Thursday with the government of Shenzhen’s Baoan district to explore the use of eVTOLs locally, according to statements from the companies.

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