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The giant EHang lands in Italy and chooses the tenth edition of Dronitaly to present its latest model of an electric-passenger-grade autonomous drone. Dronitaly organized by BolognaFiere Water&Energy (BFWE), is an event that is a reference point for civil drones for professional use.
This year Dronitaly, scheduled from 9 to 11 October 2024 (www.dronitaly.it), will include an additional section called "Innovative Air Mobility & Delivery" dedicated to passenger transport and cargo, alongside the section dedicated to "Aerial Operations", which encompasses all the activities associated with the use of drones, such as inspections, site inspections, security, search, rescue, and environmental monitoring.
This choice was made in the awareness that the UAM/AAM Urban Air Mobility/Advanced Air Mobility will revolutionize the world in much the same way as the Internet did, with an expected turnover, according to the global investment company Morgan Stanley, of 1,500 billion dollars within the next 20 years.
In a future that is increasingly closer, Advanced Air Mobility will transform the way we live in cities. Electric passenger drones will become air taxis for complex destinations and means of transport for tourists who will be able to admire art cities, lagoons and natural parks from the sky. AAMs will also be indispensable, fast and economical air vehicles for rescue missions and organ transport.
At the forefront in this business is EHang, the world's leading technology platform company in the area of urban air mobility (UAM), which developed the two-seater electric drone EH216 in 2014, the smallest, highest-performing unmanned drone in the world (for more information download the video: EHang_Urban Air Mobility).
EHang was the first to obtain certification for an unmanned eVTOL ahead of every other country, America and Europe included, receiving the green light for flying the EH216-S from the Chinese aviation authority - the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
“We are particularly glad that EHang has chosen Italy to launch the air mobility of the future in the Mediterranean area and we are proud that this will be done at Dronitaly, which has been in the forefront in Italy since 2014 for the drone sector", said Paolo Angelini, CEO of BFWE, BolognaFiere Water&Energy.
Furthermore, this year, following the major technological and regulatory developments underway, BFWE has decided to launch a new dissemination format, the ConventionHUB, a special area of 400 m2 open on four sides, designed by the well-known architect Giancarlo Zema, Guest Designer and Art Director of Dronitaly.
This area includes a conference room and facilities for B2B meetings with stakeholders, an area for the exhibition of a selection of the best products, a cafeteria, and it will feature the presence of the EHang216-S electric-passenger-grade autonomous drone.
As a sounding board, Dronitaly will take place in conjunction with another two events, Fueling Tomorrow (on the transformation of fuels and the use of new energy carriers in the transport and industrial sectors, with a view to the ecological transition), SAIE (construction sector), and Asphaltica (road construction). These are events that will attract an audience potentially interested also in the use of remotely controlled vehicles for their activities.
These events will in total count over 600 exhibitors and are expected to attract approximately 40,000 visitors. A community of around 1,000 journalists and numerous Media Partner entities will contribute to the event by organizing specialized meetings and interviews, and by informing the public of the most innovative strategies and projects that are presented.
Alongside EHang, eVertisky and Bluenest are Platinum Sponsors.
Pictures: https://we.tl/t-MhWk4FyZyF
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BFWE is a joint venture founded in 2021 by BolognaFiere and Mirumir with the aim of developing an entrepreneurial project that contributes to knowledge and to the sharing of issues connected to the economic and social value of water, energy and innovative technological applications. The events managed by BFWE are:
ACCADUEO, an international event that has been the reference point for the water sector for over 30 years at the national and international level (https://www.accadueo.com). The event takes place in Bari on even-numbered years, and in Bologna on odd-numbered years;
Fueling Tomorrow, an event dedicated to the transformation of fuels and to the use of new energy vectors in the transport and industrial sectors (https://www.fuelingtomorrow.it);
Dronitaly, an event dedicated to civil drones for professional use (https://www.dronitaly.it).
For further information:
BFWE Press Office: Elena Veronelli // +39 393 4680197 // ufficiostampa@mirumir.it // https://www.bfwe.it/
