19 March 2020: With an aim to expand the urban air mobility in Europe Ehang and Llria have entered into a strategic partnership. This is Ehang's fourth urban air mobility pilot city globally after Seville in Spain, Linz in Austria and Guangzhou in China.
Llria joined the UAM Initiative Cities Community, one of the European Union's EIP-SCC (European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities) on February 28, 2019 to promote the transformation of urban three-dimensional transportation
What is UAM Pilot city initiative & how will it work?
- EHang will collaborate with the Llria City Council to develop a 3D air mobility solution for smart cities
- They will launch a pilot operation program of passenger-grade AAVs designed to explore different application scenarios including tourism.
- Apart from that the two will also work together with the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency to establish relevant systems and standards to support this new transportation ecosystem.
- They will co-develop a modernized and integrated AAV command-and-control platform in Llria for low-altitude airspace and air traffic management
- This will integrate the government demands for AAVs in smart city management.
- EHang also intends to improve logistics delivery efficiency through deploying AAVs and leveraging Llria geographic advantages of its close p