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US Senator Steve Daines and CPIFA Vice President Geng Shuang Visit EHang and Take a Flight on the EH216-S

EHang Hosts U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Chinese Officials; Showcases Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

By Avery Klein
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EHang Holdings Limited welcomed a delegation led by U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Chinese officials to its Guangzhou headquarters, highlighting its advanced air mobility technology and pilotless eVTOL aircraft. The event underscores EHang's leadership in autonomous air mobility, showcasing its flagship model EH216-S with key certifications and commercial operations, aiming to advance three-dimensional transportation and smart mobility.

US Senator Steve Daines and CPIFA Vice President Geng Shuang Visit EHang and Take a Flight on the EH216-S
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Key Points

  • U.S. Senator Steve Daines and high-level Chinese officials visited EHang's headquarters, reflecting strong international interest and government engagement.
  • EHang's EH216-S aircraft holds world-first certificates for pilotless eVTOL technology and is commercially operational, positioning the company as a leader in advanced air mobility.
  • The company is expanding its fleet with models like the VT35 to address long-range and intercity transport needs, aiming to build a multi-tiered low-altitude mobility network.

GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EHang Holdings Limited ("EHang" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: EH), the world's leading Advanced Air Mobility ("AAM") technology platform company, announced that its CEO Mr. Huazhi Hu welcomed a delegation led by U.S. Senator Steve Daines to its headquarters in Guangzhou on August 29, 2026. The visiting delegation also included Geng Shuang, Vice President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs; Pauline Kao, U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou; as well as officials from the Guangdong Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, Guangzhou Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, and Guangzhou Development District.


(The delegation tours EHang’s exhibition hall)

Mr. Huazhi Hu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of EHang, said: "It is our great privilege to host Senator Daines, Mr. Geng Shuang, Consul General Pauline Kao, and all distinguished guests at EHang headquarters. We look forward to deepening exchanges with global partners to jointly usher in a new era of three-dimensional transportation and smart mobility."

About EHang
EHang (Nasdaq: EH) is the world’s leading advanced air mobility (“AAM”) technology platform company, committed to making safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly air mobility accessible to everyone. The company develops and manufactures a diversified portfolio of pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft for a wide range of use cases, including aerial tourism, intra-city transport, intercity travel, logistics and emergency firefighting. Its flagship model, EH216-S, has obtained the world’s first type certificate, production certificate and standard airworthiness certificate for pilotless eVTOL issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and is now commercially operated under the country’s first Air Operator Certificates for human-carrying eVTOL services. Complementing this, EHang’s VT35 expands its reach into long-range and intercity scenarios, supporting the development of a multi-tiered low-altitude mobility network. By integrating advanced autonomous technologies with scalable operational infrastructure, EHang is redefining how people and goods move—across cities, regions, and natural barriers—shaping the future of air mobility. For more information, please visit www.ehang.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to” and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about management’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to those relating to certifications, our expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, our products and solutions and the commercialization of AAM services, our relationships with strategic partners, and current litigation and potential litigation involving us. Management has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While they believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management’s control. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause EHang’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

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Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:

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Risks

  • Uncertainties in market acceptance and demand for EHang's autonomous air mobility solutions could affect future performance.
  • Certification processes and regulatory approvals pose ongoing challenges and risks in commercializing eVTOL aircraft and services.
  • Potential litigation and legal matters may introduce financial and reputational risks to the company.

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