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AIBot has emerged from stealth mode with plans to introduce a seven-seat eVTOL aircraft with highly automated flight controls powered by artificial intelligence.
The airline has chosen the Alia as the first electric aircraft to be deployed as part of its Mission NextGen decarbonization program, which could see larger models introduced from 2030.
The California-based eVTOL developer and its New Zealand partners successfully demonstrated that autonomous, uncrewed aircraft can safely integrate with regular piloted aircraft in controlled airspace.
The company says it now holds letters of intent from prospective customers covering 100 of the high-capacity drones that could be used for cargo flights or crop-spraying.
A new report issued by analysts at Allied Market Research projects the global hybrid aircraft market will generate $1.9 billion of revenue in 2025, when several hybrid aircraft are expected to enter service.
The Spanish start-up says not being first to market will prove an advantage for second-wave advanced air mobility pioneers who will have greater regulatory certainty.
Xwing and Daedalean have agreed to share data, knowledge, and processes pertaining to AI and machine learning, which both companies are using to develop fully autonomous flight control systems.