Chinese Vehicle, Japanese Skies, Universal Milestone
On 19 February 2023, EHang, the Chinese developer and manufacturer of Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (AAV), announced its EH216 AAV had completed a fully-autonomous—which is to say pilotless—flight carrying two intrepid passengers. Subject flight was conducted along Oita, Japan’s Tanoura Beach under approval granted by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT).