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XPeng AeroHT

Products: evtol. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 24.2/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 98th percentile of 171 drones evtol companies.

Analyst brief

The record consists of a single entry from September 16, 2025, describing two XPeng AeroHT eVTOLs colliding and crashing during an air show, with severity rated 4 of 5. This is a single-event, press-reported incident involving a public demonstration flight rather than routine or commercial operation. XPeng AeroHT's index of 24.4 places it at the 98.2nd percentile within drones-evtol, near the top of the category, reflecting the entry's high severity and the involvement of two aircraft in one incident. No fatality, recall, or repeat-incident entries accompany this record.

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Incident log (1 unique incidents)

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S409/16
2025
crash ChinaTwo eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show · 2 eVTOL aircraft Electrek

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