Autonomous

The DroneUp Ecosystem includes a next-generation drone platform, autonomous software, and ground infrastructure.

The manufacturer’s HEX testbed and demonstrator aircraft will help it evaluate a future family of large, self-flying VTOL models.

The Chinese manufacturer said it was the first to achieve the milestone, flying about 31 miles between Shenzhen and Zhuhai.

The manufacturer partnered with the city of Sugar Land, Texas, to explore operations of its autonomous air taxi in Greater Houston.

From the loading and unloading of packages to flight itself, almost everything about the 2024 Cento is fully automated.

Previous flights of the X-37B, built by Boeing, were limited to low-Earth orbit, but its seventh mission could reach new heights.

The Chinese manufacturer’s EH216-S air taxi was the first in the world to receive type certification from a national regulator.

The flight follows Zipline’s FAA approval to remove visual observers from its drone delivery operations, opening up longer routes and more customers.

The department revealed the U.S. plan to produce ‘multiple thousands’ of cheap, attritable drones and other systems to counter China.

The model will be used for type certification already underway with the FAA.