First Fully Autonomous Flight Across the United States

Joby Aviation completed what it describes as the first autonomous flight across the United States. The converted Cessna Caravan autonomously taxied, took off, navigated, and landed during the 3,199-mile eastbound journey from Concord, California, to North Carolina's Outer Banks. A ground-based remote pilot supervised the mission, while the onboard safety pilot made zero control inputs. The campaign demonstrated a scalable autonomous-air-logistics system for freight, emergency response, medical transport, and defense missions.