China's low-altitude economy expo unveils cutting-edge tech innovations
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China's low-altitude economy expo unveils cutting-edge tech innovations

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A drone delivers takeaway at Futian Port in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Oct 23, 2024. HANGZHOU - The first edition of China's low-altitude economy expo has unveiled cutting-edge tech innovations and demonstrated new directions for industry development. Held by the China Air Transport Association in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province, from Saturday to Monday, the exhibition showcased over 500 drones, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and helicopters, according to the association. "With the rapid development of drones, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G communication and artificial intelligence technologies, China's low-altitude economy has entered a new phase of widespread application," said Xiang Jinwu, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering at the expo. The size of China's low-altitude economy as of the end of last year was estimated at more than 500 billion yuan, with its scale expected to rise to 2 trillion yuan by 2030, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

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China's low-altitude economy takes flight: A new engine for innovation-driven growth
2 weeks, 1 day ago

China's low-altitude economy takes flight: A new engine for innovation-driven growth

China Daily  

VerTaxi showcases its innovative eVTOL aircraft at the 7th China International Import Expo in 2024. In 2024, Shenzhen's low-altitude economy achieved an annual output exceeding 90 billion RMB, with over 200 drone routes in operation and 780,000 cargo flights completed across the sector, covering areas like logistics, urban governance and medical emergency services. CASETiFY and Phoenix Wings launched the city's …

Shandong urged to accelerate development of low-altitude economy
2 months, 1 week ago

Shandong urged to accelerate development of low-altitude economy

China Daily  

Shandong province in East China should step up the development of application scenarios in the low-altitude economy, according to Liu Dejun, member of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He emphasized the need to focus on "low-altitude economy plus" and prioritize the creation of diverse, promising, and influential application scenarios to establish a Shandong model …

China's low-altitude economy soars at high speed
3 months, 1 week ago

China's low-altitude economy soars at high speed

China Daily  

NANJING -- Imagine standing atop the Great Wall, marveling at the sweeping vistas of rugged mountains, when a drone smoothly descends to deliver freshly brewed coffee. Low-altitude economy refers to the economic activities and industries centered around manned and unmanned aerial vehicles operating in the airspace usually within 1,000 meters above the ground. This year, for the first time, the …

China's low-altitude economy soars at high speed
3 months, 1 week ago

China's low-altitude economy soars at high speed

China Daily  

NANJING -- Imagine standing atop the Great Wall, marveling at the sweeping vistas of rugged mountains, when a drone smoothly descends to deliver freshly brewed coffee. Low-altitude economy refers to the economic activities and industries centered around manned and unmanned aerial vehicles operating in the airspace usually within 1,000 meters above the ground. This year, for the first time, the …

Low-altitude economy booms in Greater Bay Area
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Low-altitude economy booms in Greater Bay Area

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A man experiences food delivery service by a drone at Futian Port, Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 23, 2024. The low-altitude economy is booming in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with the continuous release of favorable policies for industries such as drones and general aviation. The industrial pattern of passenger-carrying aerial vehicles has begun to take shape, …

Low-altitude economy booms in Greater Bay Area
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Low-altitude economy booms in Greater Bay Area

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A man experiences food delivery service by a drone at Futian Port, Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 23, 2024. The low-altitude economy is booming in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with the continuous release of favorable policies for industries such as drones and general aviation. The industrial pattern of passenger-carrying aerial vehicles has begun to take shape, …

Low-altitude economy booms in Greater Bay Area
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Low-altitude economy booms in Greater Bay Area

China Daily  

A man experiences food delivery service by a drone at Futian Port, Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 23, 2024. The low-altitude economy is booming in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with the continuous release of favorable policies for industries such as drones and general aviation. The industrial pattern of passenger-carrying aerial vehicles has begun to take shape, …

China's island province to beef up low-altitude economy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China's island province to beef up low-altitude economy

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China's island province to beef up low-altitude economy Xinhua Updated: Dec 06, 2024 An FP-98 cargo drone, China's first large-scale fixed-wing drone, prepares to take off in Haikou, Hainan province, on April 24. YUAN CHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY HAIKOU -- China's southernmost tropical island province, Hainan, has pledged to accelerate the development of its low-altitude economy, capitalizing on the broader momentum …

China accelerates production of drones for low-altitude economy, but is the sector directionless?
4 months ago

China accelerates production of drones for low-altitude economy, but is the sector directionless?

Firstpost  

The low-altitude economy is short on infrastructure and many investors lack information and guidance about how the sector could develop in China A Chinese drone manufacturer is gearing up to mass-produce a compact, six-ton aircraft designed for the burgeoning “low-altitude economy,” a sector projected to grow significantly by 2030 with the rise of aerial taxis and drone deliveries. However, Beijing …

Shandong unveils ambitious plan for low-altitude economy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shandong unveils ambitious plan for low-altitude economy

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Shandong province released its three-year action plan for high-quality development of low-altitude economy. By 2027, the province aims to have its low-altitude economy reach 100 billion yuan, which will establish a new development pattern led by Jinan and Qingdao with support points in cities like Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Rizhao, Binzhou, and Linyi. The province has 239 low-altitude flight takeoff and …

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China
6 months, 1 week ago

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China

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Visitors view a helicopter during the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. They made the remarks at the three-day 2024 China International Low-altitude Economic Partnership Conference and the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. "China lags …

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China
6 months, 1 week ago

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China

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Visitors view a helicopter during the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. They made the remarks at the three-day 2024 China International Low-altitude Economic Partnership Conference and the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. "China lags …

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China
6 months, 1 week ago

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China

China Daily  

A visitor views an unmanned firefighting helicopter during the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. "Low-altitude digital economy, rather than low-altitude transport and logistics, will probably be the main business form and growth point of low-altitude economy in the next five to 10 years," he said. Cheng Chengqi, …

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China
6 months, 1 week ago

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China

China Daily  

Visitors view a helicopter during the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. They made the remarks at the three-day 2024 China International Low-altitude Economic Partnership Conference and the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. "China lags …

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China
6 months, 1 week ago

Innovation pushing low-altitude aircraft to new heights in China

China Daily  

A visitor views an unmanned firefighting helicopter during the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo, which opened on Thursday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. "Low-altitude digital economy, rather than low-altitude transport and logistics, will probably be the main business form and growth point of low-altitude economy in the next five to 10 years," he said. Cheng Chengqi, …

Soaring beyond borders
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Soaring beyond borders

China Daily  

With the nation's "low-altitude economy" set to emerge as a trillion-yuan business by the end of this decade and become the source of flagship products selling overseas, Hong Kong needs to pull out all stops for a piece of this mega industry. Business opportunities beckon for Hong Kong with the nation's new economic catalyst featuring aerial machines like drones and …

Shanghai to hold air mobility industry expo
7 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai to hold air mobility industry expo

China Daily  

By Wang Xin in Shanghai | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-08-21 14:20 The first Advanced Air Mobility Expo is set to take place in July next year in Shanghai, aiming to build a platform for industrial communication and boost the nation's development in the low-altitude economy, said the expo's organizers at a news conference in Shanghai on Tuesday. The expo will …

China's booming low-altitude economy drives new growth
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China's booming low-altitude economy drives new growth

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AS700 airship conducts a low-altitude demo flight in Jingmen, Central China's Hubei province, Aug 1, 2024. BEIJING -- China's low-altitude economy is entering a phase of rapid growth, offering people more excitement in the skies and bringing convenience through innovative aerial vehicle applications. Multiple application scenarios China's independently developed AS700 airship successfully conducted its demonstration flight on Aug 1 in …

China's drone industry reports rapid growth in H1
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China's drone industry reports rapid growth in H1

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A staff member shows a drone at the First Jinjiang Trade Fair on Scientific and Technological Innovation in Quanzhou, Fujian province, April 9, 2024. BEIJING - China's drone industry has experienced rapid development, with a massive surge in the number of newly registered unmanned aerial vehicles in the first half of 2024. Nearly 608,000 UAVs were newly registered in H1, …

Sky's the limit in UAV autonomous push
9 months, 1 week ago

Sky's the limit in UAV autonomous push

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Online services platform Meituan's unmanned aerial vehicle delivers food orders in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in May. PHOTO/CHINA DAILY In late May, an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to online services platform Meituan soared through the air, navigating its way to a designated drop-off point in Shenzhen Talent Park, Guangdong province, which sits in close proximity to the headquarters of such tech …

Sky's the limit in UAV autonomous push
9 months, 1 week ago

Sky's the limit in UAV autonomous push

China Daily  

The booth of CITIC Offshore Helicopter is seen during an expo in Shanghai in May 2021. Exploring potential applications in sectors beyond tourism — such as logistics, agriculture, environmental monitoring and infrastructure inspections — is crucial for the growth and sustainability of the low-altitude economy, analysts said. By diversifying the use of low-altitude technology, businesses can unlock new revenue streams …

Sky's the limit in UAV autonomous push
9 months, 1 week ago

Sky's the limit in UAV autonomous push

China Daily  

Online services platform Meituan's unmanned aerial vehicle delivers food orders in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in May. PHOTO/CHINA DAILY In late May, an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to online services platform Meituan soared through the air, navigating its way to a designated drop-off point in Shenzhen Talent Park, Guangdong province, which sits in close proximity to the headquarters of such tech …

Low-altitude economy hitting new heights
9 months, 1 week ago

Low-altitude economy hitting new heights

China Daily  

A visitor learns about an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft of EHang Holdings Ltd during an expo in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, earlier this month. According to a report jointly released by National Business Daily and Zhejiang province-based big data platform Hsmap in late May, Beijing and Shenzhen have emerged as the leading cities in the low-altitude economy in China …

Low-altitude economy taking off across country
9 months, 1 week ago

Low-altitude economy taking off across country

China Daily  

A novel scene is taking place during this year's litchi season, with drones shuttling back and forth on the first low-altitude air route connecting South China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces, bringing freshly picked fruit to foodies much faster. Phoenix Wings, a cargo drone company operated by express delivery giant SF Group, initiated the interprovincial drone-delivery service for fresh fruit across …

Low-altitude economy taking off across country
9 months, 1 week ago

Low-altitude economy taking off across country

China Daily  

A novel scene is taking place during this year's litchi season, with drones shuttling back and forth on the first low-altitude air route connecting South China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces, bringing freshly picked fruit to foodies much faster. Phoenix Wings, a cargo drone company operated by express delivery giant SF Group, initiated the interprovincial drone-delivery service for fresh fruit across …

Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand
10 months ago

Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-05-29 By QIU QUANLIN in Guangzhou China Daily The X2, a flying car developed by Xpeng Aeroht affiliated with automaker Xpeng, is displayed at the 2023 Smart China Expo in Chongqing in September. ZHAO JUNCHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY An action plan for promoting the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy in Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, will …

Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand
10 months ago

Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand

China Daily  

The X2, a flying car developed by Xpeng Aeroht affiliated with automaker Xpeng, is displayed at the 2023 Smart China Expo in Chongqing in September. ZHAO JUNCHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY An action plan for promoting the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy in Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, will help speed up the commercial use of low-altitude aircraft …

Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand
10 months ago

Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand

China Daily  

The X2, a flying car developed by Xpeng Aeroht affiliated with automaker Xpeng, is displayed at the 2023 Smart China Expo in Chongqing in September. ZHAO JUNCHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY An action plan for promoting the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy in Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, will help speed up the commercial use of low-altitude aircraft …

China's low-altitude economy sees robust growth: report
11 months, 4 weeks ago

China's low-altitude economy sees robust growth: report

China Daily  

The Wing Loong-2 large unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from an airport in the city of Zigong, Southwest China's Sichuan province, March 18, 2024. BEIJING -- The size of China's low-altitude economy exceeded 500 billion yuan in 2023, up by 33.8 percent year-on-year, according to a report. The report published on Monday by CCID consulting, a think tank under China's …

Passenger drone center launched in Shenzhen
1 year, 2 months ago

Passenger drone center launched in Shenzhen

China Daily  

Visitors take photos of the autonomous aerial vehicle, one of the EH 216 series, at the 133rd China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on April 16, 2023. China's tech hub Shenzhen has launched the nation's first urban air mobility demonstration center, marking a substantial leap forward for aerial sightseeing services. To continue the UAM center's development, Bao'an …

High-tech innovations boosting Internet Plus economy[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 5 months ago

High-tech innovations boosting Internet Plus economy[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot dances at the third Internet Plus Expo in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 12, 2017. A slew of high-tech innovations boosting the country's Internet Plus economy is the centerpiece of the third Internet Plus Expo in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 12, 2017. Themed as "New Interconnection, New Smart Manufacturing, New Future", the four-day …

High-tech innovations boosting Internet Plus economy[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 5 months ago

High-tech innovations boosting Internet Plus economy[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot dances at the third Internet Plus Expo in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 12, 2017. A slew of high-tech innovations boosting the country's Internet Plus economy is the centerpiece of the third Internet Plus Expo in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 12, 2017. Themed as "New Interconnection, New Smart Manufacturing, New Future", the four-day …

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