eVTOL
2025.03.05
15:52
He Xiaopeng, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Xpeng Motors: It is recommended to promote and support the accelerated commercialization and popularization of highly intelligent humanoid robots
He Xiaopeng, deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, submitted four suggestions to the two sessions of the National People's Congress, including: promoting support for the accelerated commercialization and popularization of highly intelligent humanoid robots, referring to the experience of the initial market cultivation of the new energy vehicle industry, and formulating a "L3-level general humanoid robot sales subsidy policy" for the sales of highly intelligent L3-level general humanoid robots to corporate users and individual consumers; promoting low-speed unmanned driving in parking lots to achieve unmanned parking and retrieval capabilities, and allowing unmanned low-speed parking and retrieval capabilities in parking lots to be evaluated and tested when the vehicle's hardware and software are available and the cloud can be safely supervised; promoting the development of smart driving insurance business, and relevant competent departments accelerating the revision of the Road Traffic Safety Law to clarify the division of accident responsibilities for smart driving cars of different levels, and issuing industry standards and technical guidelines for smart driving insurance, while encouraging automakers and insurance companies to jointly develop insurance products adapted to smart driving; accelerating the construction of an eVTOL aircraft pilot qualification certification management system, formulating training requirements for traditional aircraft pilots to switch to new eVTOL aircraft, improving the identification standards for eVTOL simulators and trainers, and introducing advanced technologies to improve training results.
2025.03.03
11:27
Muyutian Aviation launches heavy-duty cargo unmanned eVTOL flying truck series
Recently, Muyutian Aviation launched a series of heavy-duty cargo unmanned eVTOL flying heavy trucks. The eVTOL drone takes off vertically from the starting point, switches to fixed-wing flight, and reaches the destination directly. In this process, the cargo does not need to go through multiple loading and unloading and transshipment, achieving a seamless connection from the starting point to the end point, simplifying the three-stage logistics process into a one-stage process. It is reported that the maximum take-off weight of the flying heavy truck AT1300 is 1.3 tons, and the range can reach 1,000 kilometers when fully loaded with 400 kilograms of cargo. The AT8000 under development has a take-off weight of up to 8 tons, a full load of 3.5 tons, and a range of 1,000 kilometers.
2025.02.26
19:57
Xiangyuan Culture and Tourism signed a cooperation agreement with Xiaopeng Huitian to create a new ecology of the low-altitude economic industry
According to the official WeChat account of Xiangyuan Tourism, on February 26, Xiangyuan Tourism and Asia's largest flying car company Xiaopeng Huitian officially signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties will use flying car/eVTOL technology as a fulcrum to carry out in-depth cooperation in the development of low-altitude cultural tourism scenes and comprehensive business operations, and jointly explore innovative paths for the integrated development of low-altitude economy and cultural tourism industries. This cooperation marks that Xiangyuan Tourism has further deepened its strategy in the "low-altitude + cultural tourism" track, and will create a new ecology for the low-altitude economic industry and lead the development of the industry.
2025.02.25
14:47
JAC Motors and EHang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. plan to build a low-altitude aircraft manufacturing base in Hefei
On February 25, EHang Intelligent signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with JAC Motors and Guoxian Holdings, planning to establish a joint venture in Hefei to invest in the construction of a low-altitude aircraft manufacturing base to produce electric, intelligent, and unmanned eVTOL aircraft. The three parties will promote technology upgrades and industrial implementation, integrate the new energy vehicle industry chain with aircraft manufacturing technology, promote the commonality of key aircraft components, create a comprehensive industrial cluster, and jointly promote the development of the low-altitude economy and a new three-dimensional transportation ecosystem.
2025.02.24
08:22
CICC: The expansion of low-altitude economic application scenarios is expected to gradually unfold
CICC's research report pointed out that the expansion of application scenarios is expected to gradually unfold, and eVTOL commercial operations will improve the traditional general aviation financial model. 1) Low-altitude economic application scenarios cover many fields such as surveying and mapping, inspection, firefighting, logistics, tourism, transportation, agriculture, etc. With the continuous optimization of core technical indicators such as aircraft economy and safety, low-altitude economic commercial applications are expected to follow the order of "carrying goods-carrying people" and "tourism-transportation". 2) As one of the core low-altitude aircraft, eVTOL has the advantages of fast speed and low operating costs. The commercial use of eVTOL is expected to be first implemented in scenarios such as scenic sightseeing. As the application scenarios of eVTOL continue to expand, it is expected to bring improvements to the financial model of traditional general aviation companies.
2025.02.21
08:22
Kaiyuan Securities: The development of humanoid robots and low-altitude economy will boost the prosperity of the plastics and composite materials industry
Kaiyuan Securities pointed out that in terms of robots, the attention of the robotics industry has been continuously catalyzed by multiple events since 2024. Robots have an increasing demand for lightweight, impact-resistant, high-performance plastics and composite materials, and companies related to high-performance plastics and composite materials are expected to benefit. In terms of low-altitude economy, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) will play an important role in the low-altitude economy. The requirements of eVTOL for materials are lightweight, high strength, high corrosion resistance and fatigue resistance, etc. In the future, high-performance plastics and composite materials that meet such requirements are expected to benefit.
2025.02.20
08:54
Hybrid tilt-shift eVTOL R&D company DreamSky completes RMB 100 million financing
On February 20, according to Glory Capital, DreamSpace Technology, a hybrid tilt-rotating eVTOL R&D company, completed the Pre-A and Pre-A+ rounds of RMB 100 million financing. This round of financing was jointly led by Yueda Automobile Science and Technology Innovation Fund and Glory Capital, followed by Xiaochi Capital and Tongwei Capital. The funds will support the application of the ton-level unmanned eVTOL DF600 "Jinghong" and accelerate the development and airworthiness of the high-safety manned eVTOL DF3000 "Youlong".
2025.02.18
16:51
Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong emphasized the need to vigorously support the innovative development of drone, eVTOL and other intelligent aircraft companies during a special investigation in Guangzhou.
According to the Nanfang+ client, from February 17 to 18, Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong visited Haizhu District, Huangpu District, Panyu District, and Nansha District in Guangzhou, went deep into the front lines of science and technology innovation enterprises and new R&D institutions, and conducted special research on the construction of a modern industrial system. Wang Weizhong visited Guangdong Huitian Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., experienced the aircraft simulation cabin on site, watched the low-altitude flight demonstration of the company's integrated flying car "land aircraft carrier", and inspected the development of Guangzhou's low-altitude economy. He emphasized that Guangzhou should accelerate the development and safe development of the entire industrial chain of the low-altitude economy, proactively layout low-altitude infrastructure, vigorously support the innovative development of intelligent aircraft companies such as drones and eVTOL, actively expand application scenarios, and accelerate the creation of a highland for the low-altitude economy industry.
2025.02.13
18:29
Tiancheng Automation: Signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangdong Gaoyu to carry out strategic cooperation in eVTOL and other aspects
Tiancheng Automation announced that its holding subsidiary Guangdong Tiancheng and Guangdong Gaoyu signed a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement". The two parties will, based on their respective advantageous resources, jointly carry out strategic cooperation in technology research and development and product mass production of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) components and materials.
2025.02.07
23:37
EHang Intelligent Technology rose nearly 4%. The company's EH216 series eVTOL aircraft has completed more than 60,000 safe flights
EHang Intelligent ADR rose nearly 4% to $18.9, with a cumulative increase of more than 14% in the last five trading days. Previously, many eVTOL companies used the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to help their products break through the circle. EHang demonstrated the "seven-aircraft joint flight" at the Wuhan branch venue and performed a "double-aircraft dance" next to the Guangzhou Tower before the countdown to zero. Wang Zhao, chief operating officer of EHang Intelligent, said that this time EHang Intelligent's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, relying on the huge traffic of the Spring Festival Gala, has greatly enhanced the public awareness of the concept of "air taxi" and the low-altitude economy. As of the end of 2024, EHang Intelligent's EH216 series eVTOL aircraft have completed more than 60,000 safe flights in 18 countries around the world.
11:47
EHang Intelligent: As of the end of last year, the EH216 series eVTOL aircraft had completed more than 60,000 safe flights
As of the end of 2024, EHang Intelligent's EH216 series eVTOL aircraft has completed more than 60,000 safe flights in 18 countries around the world. Previously, many eVTOL companies used the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to help their products break through the circle, such as Fengfei Aviation's 2-ton aircraft V2000CG Kairuiou, which debuted with CATL batteries. EHang also demonstrated the "seven-machine joint flight" at the Wuhan branch venue, and performed a "double-machine dance" next to the Guangzhou Tower before the countdown to zero. Wang Zhao, chief operating officer of EHang Intelligent, said that this time EHang Intelligent's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, relying on the huge traffic of the Spring Festival Gala, has greatly enhanced the public awareness of the concept of "air taxis" and low-altitude economy. In the past, low-altitude economy and "air taxis" were relatively unfamiliar to many people. The display of the Spring Festival Gala allowed everyone to truly see their charm and potential, and stimulated the public's interest and attention in low-altitude travel.
2025.02.04
09:18
"Flying" is becoming a daily part of urban life in Shenzhen. The number of related enterprises ranks first in the country
"Flying" is becoming a daily routine in Shenzhen's urban life. In recent years, Shenzhen has been fully competing for the new track of low-altitude economy. It has not only made breakthroughs in air connections and urban commuting, but also pioneered inter-city flights, cross-border flights and even eVTOL cross-city and cross-bay flights. Thousands of meters of airspace, trillion-dollar market, vast blue ocean, and the "air map" is accelerating. 2024 is known as the "first year of low-altitude economy". This year, low-altitude economy was written into the "Government Work Report" of the State Council for the first time. Guangdong Province has clearly proposed to support cities such as Shenzhen to build a comprehensive demonstration zone for the general aviation industry and create a highland for the low-altitude economy industry in the Greater Bay Area. According to statistics from the Shenzhen UAV Industry Association, Shenzhen has gathered more than 1,700 low-altitude economic industry chain companies, including drone R&D and manufacturing companies such as DJI Innovations and Daotong Aviation, and low-altitude application companies such as Fengyi Technology, Meituan UAV, Eastern General Aviation, and CITIC Haizhi. At the same time, it has many R&D institutions and has formed a complete low-altitude economic industry chain integrating drone R&D, manufacturing, application, and services. The number of related companies ranks first in the country.
2025.01.29
10:04
Fengfei's 2-ton eVTOL powered by CATL batteries debuts on CCTV Spring Festival Gala
On January 28, Fengfei Aviation's 2-ton eVTOL, equipped with CATL batteries, made its debut at the Spring Festival Gala, performing a flight show at the "Two Rivers and Four Banks" in Chongqing. The aircraft slowly took off and flew over the river. It is reported that Fengfei's 2-ton eVTOL is called V2000CG (Kairuiou), with a maximum take-off weight of 2 tons, pure electric power, unmanned driving, and a carrying capacity equivalent to that of a small helicopter. It is mainly used for low-altitude logistics, emergency material transportation and emergency rescue.
2025.01.26
15:21
Fengfei Aviation's eVTOL product V2000CG was awarded a production license
On January 26, according to Fengfei Aviation, on December 24, 2024, the Civil Aviation Administration of China East China Regional Administration issued the Production Certificate (PC) for the V2000CG unmanned aerial vehicle system to Fengfei Aviation. This is the world's first 2-ton eVTOL production license. With the acquisition of the V2000CG production license, Fengfei Aviation will further promote the mass production, single-machine certification and delivery and after-sales work of the V2000CG.
2025.01.24
22:43
Several low-altitude economy companies released their 2024 performance forecasts: most OEMs expect losses, while companies in the industry chain are mixed in profits and losses
According to the reporter's statistics, as of January 23, among the low-altitude economy concept stocks, more than 30 companies have disclosed their 2024 performance forecasts. From the disclosed data, drone, general aviation aircraft, and eVTOL main engine manufacturers are mainly loss-making, one is expected to increase slightly, and six are expected to lose money. The upstream and downstream of the industrial chain are mixed, with 16 companies making profits and 13 incurring losses. In 2024, the low-altitude economy showed positive signs in policy support and market prospects, but the industry development still needs time to mature and land, so in the short term, listed companies still face the challenge of losses or declining performance.
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