Autonomous systems that travel beyond their operator’s line of sight depend on a data link between the plane and the controller on the ground.

Autonomous plane takes off with passengers, cargo Pilotless planes are here, and the FAA is getting onboard for short-distance regional transportation.

Pyka has raised a $37 million A round to work on a new cargo-carrying variant of the autonomous electric Pelican aircraft.

No Flying Zone: Pipistrel's autonomous plane has plenty of room for cargo, but no cockpit for a pilot.

A plane can land automatically using ILS and other systems, but it’s rare and, even when they do it, it isn’t truly autonomous — it’s more like the airport is flying the plane by wire.

Airbus says advances in A.I. can help it build a plane capable of fully autonomous flight, though whether passengers can be persuaded to travel on one is another matter entirely. Airbus has been ...

A new zero-emission autonomous electric cargo plane was unveiled Monday that could be a game changer in the shipping industry. The electric plane is the largest zero-emission cargo aircraft ...

Autonomous planes have already been put into service but the US Air Force is now testing a robot that can pilot the military’s existing fleet of aircraft, making any plane autonomous with ...

The Paris Air Show wraps up and this year Airbus and Boeing showed rival autonomous air craft while other companies displayed electric prototypes.

Most people have heard of autonomous cars. But what about autonomous planes? A Boston company is now working to put the pilotless planes in the sky. "The air is still quite dangerous, so if we can ...