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Caravan crosses USA with autonomous flight control

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A Cessna Caravan equipped with Joby technology flew from coast to coast without any control intervention by the safety pilot. The demonstration was used to test autonomous capabilities and is not an approved pilotless scheduled operation.

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Joby technology flies Caravan autonomously across US without safety pilot input

Source date: 18.09.2026 · German published: 15.10.2026. The summary shall reflect the declared status; subsequent developments may deviate therefrom.

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