Vertipad developer Skyportz and Haylion Technologies, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure and energy systems company, have formed a collaboration to bring Skyportz’ vertipad infrastructure to the Chinese market. The partnership was announced at the AAM Asia Symposium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Through the collaboration, Haylion Technologies will install prototypes in Shenzhen, a hub for low-altitude economy, which has an infrastructure plan to create over 1000 vertiports across the city. Haylion Technologies will integrate its eMaaS and energy hardware knowledge with the vertipad platform to optimise the solution for dense urban use.
“Haylion has the local policy leadership, construction capability, and ecosystem influence to set the standard for AAM infrastructure in China,” said Dr. Hu Jianping, Founder and Chairman of Haylion Technologies. “By integrating Skyportz’s patented vertipad technology, we can accelerate Shenzhen’s role as a model city for low-altitude transportation.”
“This collaboration is the first of further announcements to come as Skyportz partners in emerging AAM regions to solve the problems around urban vertiports,” commented Clem Newton-Brown OAM, Founder and CEO of Skyportz. “Haylion’s position as a government-connected standard-setter in China, together with Skyportz’s unique intellectual property, creates a powerful platform to develop scalable vertipad solutions. Starting with prototypes in Shenzhen, we aim to provide the blueprint for urban vertipad deployment across China.”
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