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Cleared Direct Jul 5, 2026

The EHang EH Two Sixteen-S: The World's First Type-Certificated eVTOL and the Cockpit That Has No Controls

China's EHang EH216-S became the world's first type-certificated eVTOL in October 2023 - a fully autonomous, pilotless aircraft already carrying passengers commercially.

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Cleared Direct Jun 15, 2026

EHang's EH216-S and the autonomous air taxi already carrying passengers in China

EHang's EH216-S is the first passenger-carrying autonomous aircraft to earn a full type certificate, already flying tourists in China.

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Cleared Direct May 18, 2026

Detect and avoid and the sensor fusion problem standing between autonomous aircraft and the open sky

Detect and avoid technology requires fusing radar, cameras, and ADS-B data to replace human see-and-avoid capability for autonomous aircraft.

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