Guangzhou, CHINA – Chinese drone maker EHang will be working with the Spanish National Police to explore potential use cases for drone technology in emergency and security missions.
The two parties plan to work closely to use autonomous aerial vehicles in emergency situations such as rescue, surveillance and other missions that are critical for improving the quality of life and safety of citizens.
It would be interesting to see how the Spanish police will utilise Ehang's drones; what with them mostly being good at carrying passengers and fighting fires. Aside from developing autonomous aviation software platforms, EHang manufactures passenger grade, fire-fighting and heavy-duty middle-distance cargo drones, most of which have undergone successful trials in European cities.
The Spanish law enforcement authorities, on the other hand, already have drone technology as part of their repertoire, as they have been using the aerial vehicles to monitor traffic in their urban areas for some time now.
affirmed the collaboration with EHang and the UPV represent progress in determining the best uses of AAV for policing, “AAV technology holds the promise to significantly improve our capability in emergency and security missions, such as firefighting, accessing contaminated areas with nuclear, radiological, bacteriological or chemical risks, landing in confined areas, transporting material, and other police services that may require agile mobility,” said the Chief Commissioner of the Air Vehicles Unit of Spanish National Police. “The application of the AAV technology makes the Spanish National Police a vanguard among police using AAV technology nationally and internationally.”
As part of this collaboration, the Spanish National Police and EHang, along with the Polytechnic University of Valencia (“UPV”), will demonstrate how to best utilize revolutionary AAV technology through trial flights and use case analysis, thus exploring safer and more effective solutions for saving more lives.
“The application of AAVs in emergency, national security matters and the fight against the pandemic is crucial and advantageous for the public sector. Autonomous, sustainable, and efficient mobility enables the authorities to execute their tasks in an environmentally friendly manner,” said Victoria Xiang, the CEO of EHang Spain and Latin America. “EHang and the Spanish National Police will work jointly to leverage this cutting-edge technology to benefit citizens and society.”