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XPeng AeroHT

Robot types: eVTOL. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 40.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 7 of 26 among Drones / eVTOL companies with incidents (550 tracked).

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. No fatality, recall, or repeat-incident entries accompany this record.

Risk index

40.1/100RobotRisk index
30.1/100Median index across the 26 Drones / eVTOL companies with incident history (550 tracked, 524 with none)
7 of 26Rank in Drones / eVTOL (of 26 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Products and robot types

Industries: Drones / eVTOL · Sectors: Airlines and Aviation

Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.

Robot typeShare of company riskRank within type
eVTOL100%1 of 8
ProductRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
X2 / Land Aircraft Carrier eVTOLearly-access140.1

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
crash1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S416 Sep 2025 crash ChinaTwo eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show · 2 eVTOL aircraft Electrek
S4 16 Sep 2025 · crash · Two eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air show
China1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S416 Sep 2025Two eVTOLs from XPeng AeroHT collide and crash during air showElectrek

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