Several orders have already been placed at the joint venture between the Austrian aerospace company and its Chinese partner
An unmanned Air Taxi EHANG 216 takes off at Generali Arena in Vienna, Austria, April 4 2019. Picture: JOE KLAMAR/AFP
The EHang 216, which can seat two passengers, has been tested comprehensively and is essentially ready for mass production, said Derrick Xiong, cofounder of Chinese drone maker EHang. The passenger cabin is small, with leg room that taller passengers might find less than adequate, an Austrian photographer who took part in a demonstration flight saiddrone, with the highest demand in China.
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