The country’s civil aviation authority awarded Greater Bay Area firm EHang Holdings a production certificate for its two-man passenger drone on Sunday.
Greater Bay Area
Technological innovation, improved transport and greater assimilation are behind the boom in the region’s gross domestic product.
The recently announced project could make the provincial capital home to China’s second FIA-certified F1 track, after Shanghai.
The Zhuhai Port at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge saw over 19,000 vehicles on Monday, breaking the previous record set just days before.
Some of the major transport projects currently underway in Zhuhai include a new high speed railway line and an extension to the Xianghai Bridge.
A policy shift last year has led to more motorists from Macao and Hong Kong heading north for shopping, sightseeing and business.
Planning officials want Nansha, a district of Guangzhou, to spearhead ‘early breakthroughs’ in the emerging unmanned aircraft sector.
Under a new agreement, first responders in Macao, Hong Kong and Guangdong will be able to operate in each other’s territories if need arises.
The Canton Fair is expected to lure 28,000 firms this year, touting their wares across 1.55 million square metres of exhibition space.