In February 2021, social media came abuzz when the startup company Xwing released footage of its experimental Cessna 208B Grand Caravan exiting its hangar at Buchanan Field in Concord, California, which then taxied, departed, landed, and taxied back to the hangar entirely on its own.
The video shows an overseeing pilot on board, who was only there to comply with regulatory requirements, and transfer flight controls to Xwing’s Mission Control Center that was remotely located on the field.
