EHang, AirX & Mitsubishi Estate Group Plan to Develop New eVTOL Vertiport in Front of Mt. Fuji
The new eVTOL vertiport maintains views of Mount Fuji.
(Guangzhou, China) China-based urban air mobility (UAM) technology company EHang Holdings (NASDAQ: EH) announced this morning that the company, in collaboration with Japanese partner AirX, has participated in a project led by Mitsubishi Estate Group to develop Eastern Japan’s new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vertiport in the Gotemba Premium Outlets, with views of Mount Fuji.
Photo of eHang’s new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vertiport in Japan’s Gotemba Premium Outlets, with views of Mount Fuji, courtesy of eHang on X, @ehang.
EHang’s EH216 autonomous eVTOL vehicle completed its first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demonstration in Japan in February of 2023. The flight spanned the coastline of Tanoura Beach in Oita city under the approval of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
