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EH216-S
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EHang · air taxi

EH216-S

A two-seat, 16-rotor electric multicopter with no pilot on board. It flies pre-programmed routes by itself and stays linked over 5G to a ground command centre that monitors every flight.

Price
—price not confirmed in sources opened; sold to operators and flown as paid sightseeing service
Autonomy
SupervisedHow it runs
Driverless
In serviceSince 2025-03
Fleet
—See details below
Speed
130.0 km/hFaster than 25%
Payload
220 kgToo few to rank
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Why it matters

Described by EHang as the world's first pilotless passenger eVTOL to hold a CAAC type certificate, production certificate and standard airworthiness certificate; in March 2025 CAAC issued the first air operator certificates for pilotless passenger eVTOL service.

Real-world use

Paid sightseeing flights by EHang General Aviation (Guangzhou) and Heyi Aviation (Hefei) began under air operator certificates issued in March 2025; first public flights in Hong Kong's Regulatory Sandbox took place 28-30 August 2026 (EHang).

Timeline

First shown
2018
Released
2025-03
EH216 two-seat version shown in 2018; EH216-S certified by CAAC in 2023

Maker

EHangCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless in service
Where it runs
Guangzhou and Hefei, China (sightseeing loops that take off and land at the same site, per New Atlas, April 2025); Hong Kong Cyberport trial flights (August 2026); Sri Lanka sandbox planned (eVTOL Insights, August 2026)
Driverless since
2025-03
Fleet
not published in sources opened
Rides, miles or loads
not published in sources opened

How it stacks up

Against other air taxis that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. Wisk Gen 6Wisk Aero (Boeing subsidiary; Archer acquisition announced August 2026) · 2022222.0 km/h
  2. Cora (later Wisk Cora, 5th generation)Kitty Hawk / Zephyr Airworks (later Wisk Aero) · 2018177.0 km/h
  3. VahanaA³ by Airbus · 2018170.0 km/h
  4. EH216-SEHang · 2023130.0 km/h
  5. EHang 184EHang · 2016100.0 km/h

EH216-S is faster than 25% of the 4 other air taxis that publish a speed. Bars show the 4 closest in date.

Speed 130.0 km/h 100.0 km/h222.0 km/h #4 of 5 · faster than 25%

Not published by the maker: height, weight, joints, price.

Public attention

A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Other movement
How it runs
Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

Lineage

Every EHang vehicle in order.

  1. EHang 184EHang 1842016Retired
  2. EH216-SEH216-S2018Commercial
  3. VT35VT352025Prototype

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedprice not confirmed in sources opened; sold to operators and flown as paid sightseeing service
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

New Atlas EHang EH216-S gets go-ahead for commercial passenger flights EHang EH216-S completes first public flight in Hong Kong eVTOL Insights EHang launches international fast-track framework for pilotless eVTOL operations EHang EHang Successfully Obtains Type Certificate for EH216-S Passenger-Carrying UAV System

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