AI & AutonomyRotor Marks First Live Flight, Unveils Static Prototype - Feb. 7, Aviation Week The American-based startup Rotor Technologies said it finished the first live demonstration of an autonomous helicopter, with its R220Y, Aviation Week reported. The company uses an uncrewed Robinson R22 helicopter as a…
Air TaxiEHang Plans to Collaborate with HAECO Group for Electric Air Taxi Development EHang announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swire Group subsidiary HAECO Group. The MoU includes plans to partner for manufacturing and assembly of EHang’s autonomous aerial…
AI & Autonomy2021 Collier Trophy Awarded to NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team The Robert J. Collier Trophy has been awarded by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) every year since 1911 for achievements in astronautics and aeronautics. For 2021, the trophy's recipient is NASA's Jet…
CommercialBoeing to Research Autonomous Vehicles at New MIT Location Boeing will lease approximately 100,000 square feet at MIT's upcoming building in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The agreement makes Boeing the first major tenant to commit to MIT’s Kendall Square Initiative, which includes six…