Autonomous Flight

The Boeing-owned eVTOL manufacturer showed off its Generation 5 demonstrator to hundreds of attendees at EAA AirVenture.

Unlike competitors Joby, Archer, and Lilium, Wisk plans for its four-passenger air taxi to fly itself.

The company’s prototype precision dropping system delivered wind turbine parts 20 miles offshore with a 100 percent success rate.

Facing slowdown in 737 Max deliveries, aviation giant takes full ownership of eVTOL developer.

Xwing and the U.S. Air Force have begun autonomous flight trials of the firm’s Superpilot flight control system aboard a Cessna 208 Caravan.

The Merlin Pilot will be the first automated flight control system to secure NAS integration, and aims to reduce workloads amid the ongoing pilot shortage.

FedEx Express is partnering with California-based Elroy Air to develop and test an autonomous hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for cargo in 2023.

Massachusetts company acquired FAA approval to fly its ‘Scout’ drone with no human interface last year.

Wisk Aero has partnered with community leaders to pave the way for bringing self-flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to the city.

DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System program conducted the unmanned autonomous demonstration flight.