EHang Partners with Beijing Fangshan District Government to Launch National Headquarters for Low-Altitude Emergency Rescue Equipment

Industry Development - The low-altitude economy is identified as a new powerful engine leading the high-quality development of China's economy, with a focus on enhancing aviation emergency rescue capabilities [4] - The Action Plan for the Development of Key Areas in Safety Emergency Equipment (2023-2025) aims to achieve an industrial scale of over RMB1 trillion in key areas of safety emergency equipment by 2025 in China [3] - Beijing Fangshan District has made notable strides in developing the low-altitude safety emergency industry, with goals to establish a manufacturing-oriented low-altitude safety emergency industrial park and achieve large-scale applications of new types of low-altitude equipment by 2027 [5] Company Strategy - EHang reached a strategic partnership agreement with Fangshan District Government to advance the low-altitude emergency rescue sector by establishing its national headquarters for low-altitude emergency rescue equipment in Fangshan District [1][9] - EHang plans to gradually establish regional emergency rescue centers across the country, starting from Fangshan District, to enhance the safeguarding of lives and property while advancing the low-altitude economy industry [6] - EHang showcased its comprehensive low-altitude firefighting emergency solutions, demonstrating its outstanding advantages of quick response, unmanned operation, and remote fleet management [21] Product and Technology - EHang's EH216-F, a pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, offers precise directional firefighting competencies and has completed comprehensive technical tests by the China National Fire-Fighting Equipment Quality Supervision Testing Center [11] - EHang's flagship product 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 [6] - EHang and Fangshan District Government will collaborate to develop a range of low-altitude emergency mission scenarios, including urban firefighting, forest fire extinguishing, industrial emergency rescue, disaster relief, and inspection [13] Collaboration and Infrastructure - EHang and Fangshan District Government will collaborate to establish a comprehensive Emergency Firefighting Industrial Park in Fangshan District, integrating functions such as R&D, testing, manufacturing, sales, maintenance, and training [22] - The Fangshan District Government will actively coordinate industrial funds to support EHang's initiative and related projects [10] - A talent training center is planned to be established to cultivate operation and maintenance staff for diverse emergency and rescue missions with different aircraft [13] Industry Ecosystem - Fangshan District has formed an aviation emergency rescue industry ecosystem that integrates product research and development, manufacturing, technical services, and support services [15] - The district will continue to leverage its own resource endowment to provide comprehensive and full-chain service guarantees for low-altitude safety emergency enterprises [15] - EHang aims to create a high-quality demonstration for the national low-altitude emergency management system, leveraging Capital Beijing’s influence [6]