By Greg Gao

(JW Insights) May 2 -- A Chinese drone company, Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology(广州亿航智能), will showcase its autopilot air taxi in Israel, said Yicai Global, citing Israel's Civil Aviation Authority on April 30.

The drone, called EHang 216S, can carry two passengers and fly at a speed of 130 km per hour at a height of 500 meters.

This is the first demonstration of its kind in Israel and will be managed by the CAA and the Israel Innovation Authority, said Yicai Global.

The demonstration is part of a CAA-led initiative to promote drone-related technologies in Israel, said the CAA, adding that two of the EHang drones had been transported to Israel.

Cando Drones, an Israeli aviation company participating in the test flights, said the drones are expected to conduct trial flights in June once the aviation permits are received.

The tests in Israel will be operated by Cando Drones and its subsidiary Dronery Fly, with support from a team of EHang experts who will travel to Israel for this purpose, according to the report from Yicai Global.

Founded in 2014, Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology is a company based in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong Province, that develops and manufactures autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) and passenger AAVs which have entered service in China for aerial cinematography, photography, emergency response, and survey missions. EHang was listed on the NASDAQ with the symbol EH on December 12, 2019 .