autonomous aircraft

Reliable Robotics successfully tested its autopilot system with no one on board the Cessna cargo plane.

Artificial intelligence, not magic, allows Merlin to operate small aircraft without a human pilot.

Ameriflight, an air cargo contractor for big express companies, is considering a large purchase of uniquely designed, semi-autonomous freighters from Natilus.

FedEx Express will test a Chaparral autonomous drone for middle-mile transport of air cargo.

Natilus is developing robot cargo jets in four sizes and has orders from five customers.

Not X-men. Xwing. But it’s cool too if you like planes that fly by themselves.

Sabrewing Aircraft Company has developed an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft that is now closer to being a commercial reality, with it getting an order for 10 aircraft from the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI).