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Drone delivery technology is ready to rock, says Alphabet’s Wing spinoff, ushering in a wild new era in which small deliveries can touch down within minutes of being ordered, traveling across town at highway speeds. The only holdup at this stage is red… Continue reading Wing says drone deliveries are taking off madly where they’re allowed
One of the many ways researchers are working to improve the performance of autonomous drones is by having them compete against humans in the business of racing them. It takes some skill to pilot a tiny quadcopter through confined spaces at blistering s… Continue reading Autonomous racing drone claims landmark victory against human pilots
The US Air Force has flight tested the Skyborg combat drone’s Autonomy Core System (ACS) for the first time. The “brain” of the autonomous Skyborg was installed in a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical uncrewed vehicle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and carri… Continue reading Skyborg combat drone’s “brain” flies for the first time
Airbus is expanding the capabilities of its Flightlab helicopter designed to test out next-generation aviation technologies, by incorporating some advanced hardware geared toward autonomous flight. This will equip the demonstrator with the ability to t… Continue reading Airbus adds autonomous tech to its Flightlab aerial laboratory
UK company Autonomous Flight has been working on eVTOL concepts for some years now, with a full-scale airframe of its two-seat Y6S already built and small-scale prototypes already flight-tested and capable of transitioning from VTOL hover into horizont… Continue reading Autonomous Flight unveils six-seat eVTOL tricopter air shuttle
China’s air mobility company EHang has added another location to its autonomous air taxi roster with the launch of an aerial sightseeing trial in partnership with real estate company Greenland Hong Kong.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags… Continue reading EHang begins aerial sightseeing trial at south China real estate project
Chinese air mobility company EHang is on a mission to get its autonomous air taxis into the air around the globe. After flying into Spain earlier this year, the air taxi firm has now been granted its first trial flight permit in the European Union – bu… Continue reading EHang secures first test flight permit in the heart of Europe
Boeing has successfully carried out flight tests involving five high-performance, pilotless “surrogate jets” that operated as a team without the intervention of a human supervisor. The tests at the Queensland Flight Test Range in Cloncurry, Australia d… Continue reading Boeing tests squadron of 5 autonomous mini-jets working as a team
While the idea of a space launch might usually conjure up images of a rocket blasting off vertically from the pad, lately we’re seeing how a number of companies might soon shake things up. Looking to make its mark in this area is US-based firm Aevum, w… Continue reading World’s biggest drone to launch satellites into space from mid-air
Chinese air mobility company EHang has completed three test flights in South Korea to show off the passenger transport, emergency response and air tourism potential of its all-electric two-passenger autonomous aerial vehicle, the EHang 216.Continue Rea… Continue reading EHang air taxi takes off on three-venue flight tour of South Korea