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Boeing's Wisk self-flying air taxi makes first flight

It's not every day that a new aircraft makes its first flight. Even rarer is a first flight without a pilot in the cockpit. But that's exactly how the inaugural sortie for the Generation 6-an ...
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This self-flying drone is so easy to use, it’s basically foolproof

Everyone is a photographer these days. The advent of phone cameras and the rise of social media has turned each of us into a budding cinematographer, documenting everything from annual ski trips to ...
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This Air Taxi Can Fly Without a Pilot: An Exclusive Look Inside Wisk's Newest Aircraft

Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...
autoevolution

World's Only Self-Flying F-16 Fighting Falcon Gets Access to New Fire Control Radar

The age of self-flying fighter jets is not really here yet, but it's approaching fast. Contributing to the rise of such machines are a series of ongoing projects, with perhaps the most high-profile of ...
Flightglobal

Wisk achieves first hover flight with autonomous air taxi prototype in California

Air taxi start-up Wisk Aero’s first Gen 6 prototype got off the ground for a brief hover flight on 16 December. The Mountain View, California-based company revealed the years-in-the-making milestone ...
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Robinson Unveils Family of Self-Flying Helicopters

Robinson Helicopter has launched "Robinson Unmanned," a new business unit combining its uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) activities and the acquired Ascent AeroSystems, signaling a major shift towards ...
NBC 6 South Florida

The Next Step in Flying: Planes Without Pilots

Reliable Robotics and Xwing are two Bay Area start-ups working on planes that can fly themselves -- no pilot required. Rather than building new aircraft, both companies have retrofitted Cessna Grand ...