If an aerospace company like Boeing can build a real-life X-wing, some other company needs to get on the ball and build a real-life ornithopter from Dune.

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Joby Aviation, which is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as an air taxi service, on Tuesday said it has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a small company ...

Xwing is an industry leader in the development of autonomous technology for aviation Acquisition supports Joby’s long-term vision of making aerial mobility as accessible as possible through the ...

Xwing has been developing its modular autonomous flight system using the Cessna Caravan as a flight testbed. Credit: Xwing Joby Aviation has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a U.S. startup ...

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unless, a leader in venture capital for Industrials, today announced a landmark development in aviation technology with Joby Aviation's acquisition of the autonomy ...

Joby is acquiring the autonomy division from Xwing, a startup that’s conducted hundreds of pilotless test flights. Joby is acquiring the autonomy division from Xwing, a startup that’s conducted ...

One company’s aim at becoming the Uber of the air is adding some rocket boosters. Joby Aviation, a California-based electric air taxi company, announced that it is acquiring the autonomy division of ...

During the first phase of the program, Airbus UpNext validated the communications system that will support remote control during Phase 2. Credit: Airbus UpNext In commercial aircraft technology, large ...

Joby Aviation, which is building a Dayton manufacturing operation, announced Tuesday its acquisition of a company known for achieving hundreds of autonomous flights. Joby said it acquired the autonomy ...

Boeing built a flying, full-scale Star Wars X-wing not as a movie prop or a theme park gimmick, but as a real test of its electric cargo drone technology. The aircraft, a modified version of Boeing’s ...