Guangzhou, China, November21, 2022 - EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced its participation in an EU-funded project, the SBAS (EGNOS) Adoption in Multicopter VTOL Aircraft (“SAMVA”) project, for deploying European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (“EGNOS”) on electrical Vertical Take Off and Landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft operations, such as EH216 AAVs, across the continent.
EH216 at WATMC 2022 with representatives from Aeroports de Catalunya and EHang Download the photo
Under an initiative of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (“EUSPA”), the SAMVA project focuses on the implementation of EGNOS satellite-based operations on eVTOLs to enhance Advanced Air Mobility services and U-Space airspace integration. The project consortium is composed of highly recognized partners across the industry, including Aeroports de Catalunya, EHang, Pildo Labs, the Airports Regional Council, Thales-Alenia Space, and Eliance.
For the SAMVA project, Aeroports de Catalunya and EHang plan to establish an AAV operational center at Lleida-Alguaire airport, to conduct EH216 flight demonstrations with EGNOS deployment and showcase how EGNOS can support and enhance Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (“UTM”) tasks and AAV urban operations.
SAMVA consortium at Lleida-Alguaire Airport Download the photo
Participation in the SAMVA project will enable EHang to explore and expand AAV application in airport environments, which will contribute towards a more integrated and sustainable airspace and further advocate for safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly air mobility solutions in Europe.
Victoria Jing Xiang, Chief Operating Officer of EHang Europe and Latin America, commented, “The SAMVA project will unleash EGNOS capabilities aboard EHang’s EH216 AAV to provide precise and integer navigation guidance and support U-Space airspace integration. Our participation in this project reflects the meaningful progress we’ve made overseas with our strong industry-leading technologies as our global footprint expands. With that, EHang will continue to move further forward in the innovative development of safe and sustainable Advanced Air Mobility with global partners and create a better life for all.”
About EHang
EHang (Nasdaq: EH) is the world's leading Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company. Our mission is to make safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly air mobility accessible to everyone. EHang provides customers in various industries with AAV products and commercial solutions: air mobility (including passenger transportation and logistics), smart city management, and aerial media solutions. As the forerunner of cutting-edge AAV technologies and commercial solutions in the global Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) industry, EHang continues to explore the boundaries of the sky to make flying technologies benefit our life in smart cities. For more information, please visit www.ehang.com.
About EGNOS
The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) provides an augmentation signal to the Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Positioning Service (SPS), providing correction data and integrity information for improving positioning and navigation services over Europe.
About EUSPA
EUSPA is the user-oriented operational European Union Agency for the Space Programme. The agency’s core mission is to implement the EU Space Programme, and to provide reliable, safe and secure space-related services, maximizing their socio-economic benefits for European society and business. EUSPA’s goal is to provide long-term, state-of-the-art safe and secure Galileo and EGNOS positioning, navigation, and timing services and cost-effective satellite communications services for GOVSATCOM, whilst ensuring service continuity and robustness. It also aims to communicate, promote, and develop the market for data, information and services offered by Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus and GOVSATCOM.
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