Ehang has announced that it has raised $ 42 m in a $ B round of funding , which will help expand its research and development of commercial drones to include search - and - rescue missions , mapping and agriculture . This puts Ehang in direct competition with DJI , China 's largest civilian drone manufacturer , which controls 80 % of the global market . it is most famous for its Ghost Drone , a quadcopter that can attach a GoPro for aerial photography and be controlled with a smartphone .
Ehang has announced that it has raised $42m in a series B round of funding, which will help expand its research and development of commercial drones to include search-and-rescue missions, mapping and agriculture. This puts Ehang in direct competition with DJI, China's largest civilian drone manufacturer, which controls 60% of the global market. Ehang is most famous for its Ghost Drone, a quadcopter that can attach a GoPro for aerial photography and be controlled with a smartphone.