 |
Top 6 Autonomous aviation startups
Updated: January 26, 2024 |
These startups create unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones that can perform various aviation tasks, including aerial surveillance, cargo delivery, inspection, and mapping, revolutionizing the aviation industry by improving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing safety in autonomous aerial operations.
1
Country: Germany | Funding: $780.6M
Volocopter is an urban air mobility company that develops eco-friendly air taxis to transport people and autonomous cargo drones.
Volocopter is an urban air mobility company that develops eco-friendly air taxis to transport people and autonomous cargo drones.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $450M
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company on a mission to leave traffic on the ground and make sustainable flight a reality for everyday life.
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company on a mission to leave traffic on the ground and make sustainable flight a reality for everyday life.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $133.5M
Reliable Robotics provides advanced automation systems for aircraft.
Reliable Robotics provides advanced automation systems for aircraft.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $133.5M
Merlin Labs develops autonomous flight system designed to be installed in existing aircraft.
Merlin Labs develops autonomous flight system designed to be installed in existing aircraft.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $54M
XWING develops the suite of technologies for pilotless commercial flight of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing aircraft.
XWING develops the suite of technologies for pilotless commercial flight of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing aircraft.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $48.1M
Pyka makes technologies that make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history. The company produces autonomous cargo planes.
Pyka makes technologies that make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history. The company produces autonomous cargo planes.