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Autonomous Flight Pioneers Xwing and Daedalean Partner on Artificial Intelligence
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.
Airplanes retrofitted with autonomous flight control software provided by Xwing and Daedalean are pictured during flight tests
Xwing and Daedalean are developing autonomous flight control systems that use artificial intelligence and machine learning to reduce pilot workload and ultimately enable pilotless flights. Both companies aim to offer their products as retrofits for legacy aircraft under supplemental type certificates. (Image: Daedalean/Xwing)

Autonomous flight pioneers Daedalean and Xwing are teaming up to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in aviation. The partners have agreed to share their data, knowledge, and processes pertaining to AI and machine learning, which both companies are using to develop software for fully autonomous flights using retrofitted airplanes. 

Because no machine learning-based systems have ever been certified for use in civil aviation, Daedalean and Xwing have been working closely with the FAA and the EASA to develop certification standards for the new technology. As partners, the two companies aim to form a consensus on design assurance processes, with the goal of streamlining the process of developing those standards.