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GIBO Announces Strategic Collaboration with Japan Benling Zhushi Clubs Limited to Develop AI-Powered Manned eVTOL Aircraft for Disaster Response and Geological Exploration
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GIBO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIBO) today announced a strategic collaboration with Japan Benling Zhushi

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[{"type":"text","content":"KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GIBO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIBO) today announced a strategic collaboration with Japan Benling Zhushi Clubs Limited, marking a major step in the advancement of next-generation manned electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft enhanced with GIBO's advanced artificial intelligence technologies. The partnership focuses on developing an intelligent aviation platform capable of supporting disaster investigation, search-and-rescue missions in difficult-to-access terrain, geological and mining exploration, and critical operations in remote or hazardous environments.Central to the collaboration is the co-development and training of sophisticated AI compute models designed specifically for manned eVTOL systems. These AI models will power high-precision autonomous assistance, complex environmental perception, structural hazard interpretation, geospatial mapping, and real-time situational analysis. By combining GIBO's AI computation engine and autonomous sensing algorithms with Japan Benling Zhushi Clubs Limited's engineering expertise in lightweight aviation structures, electric propulsion technology, and compact aircraft system design, both companies aim to create a new class of intelligent eVTOL aircraft optimized for high-risk, mission-critical operations.The manned eVTOL platform is being engineered to operate in conditions where conventional vehicles, drones, and helicopters often struggle. This includes navigating collapsed or unstable disaster zones, reaching mountainous or forested regions, entering areas adjacent to underground geological formations, and conducting detailed aerial surveys for mining exploration and resource assessment. The aircraft's AI-driven capabilities will enable real-time 3D environmental reconstruction, thermal and motion sensing, survivor or target identification, advanced terrain analysis, and autonomous flight-path optimization even in low-visibility or adverse environmental situations.The global eVTOL industry is expanding rapidly, fueled by improvements in battery energy density, breakthroughs in autonomous flight systems, and increasing demand for rapid-response aerial mobility. Industry projections estimate that the global eVTOL market will grow from approximately USD 1.2 billion in 2023 to more than USD 23–25 billion by 2030, represe...