Vertiflite asked EHang's co-founder how the company developed its eVTOL models, and learned about the startup's culture, mission and history. EHang is a unique story of how a Chinese aviation startup developed electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on its own. Away from the western urban air mobility (UAM) buzz, EHang today has six models of its manned and unmanned Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) designs, as well as an ecosystem for managing its aircraft. Co-founder Yifang (Derrick) Xiong has been the director and chief marketing officer since the company's inception. He provided his insights for this article, the first major update for Vertiflite in three years ("Air Mobility Bonanza Beckons Electric VTOL Developers," Vertiflite, March/April 2017).
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