Getty Images”Going forward, we are working with … Chinese federal government authorities to accelerate the commercialization of our product,” Xu said, including that the company has actually had two conferences with regulators and aims to have its traveler drones certified within 2 years.Chinese driverless automobile start-up Pony.ai has sent some of its unmanned cars and trucks to shuttle medical workers to Covid-affected locations and transport much required items. Still, concerns around security from the public and regulators stay a significant hurdle in the way of mainstream adoption.Regulation is the “biggest traffic jam” when it comes to unmanned traveler drones, according to EHangs Xu.An Ehang 216, a two-seater self-governing aerial lorry of drone maker EHang, is seen throughout its discussion in Vienna, Austria April 4, 2019.”Right now, the situation is ending up being more convincing because we did handle the trial flights over about 43 cities in 8 countries with more than 4,000 flights done,” Xu added.Convincing passengers to take either driverless vehicles or self-governing guest drones likewise stays a major obstacle.

The coronavirus pandemic might offer boost to more recent modes of transport in China, such as making self-governing driving more mainstream, a panel of industry leaders told CNBC.The Covid-19 outbreak accelerated the commercialization of self-governing aerial automobiles– or driverless drones– which were utilized to transport goods, medical supplies and even passengers to and from quarantine zones, Edward Xu, primary strategy officer at Chinese drone manufacturer EHang, told Arjun Kharpal throughout the virtual CNBC Evolve Global Summit on Wednesday.The Guangzhou-headquartered business made headlines in 2016 when it exposed a traveler drone concept.Pony.ai self-driving vehicles run along a road throughout a trial run on February 1, 2018 in Guangzhou, China.VCG