China's Ehang gets $42m to expand commercial use of drones
Ehang has announced that it has raised $42m&nbsp;in a series B round of funding, which will help expand its research and development of commercial drones to include&nbsp;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.
A Ghost drone by Ehang flies at the 2015 International CES outside the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2015 in Las VegaPhoto: AFP