Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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It took autonomous aviation to new heights…and lengths.
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It → take → heights
A single-engine prop Cessna Caravan soared into the record books after becoming the first autonomous airplane to complete a cross-country flight across the US.
“This journey across America offers a glimpse into a new era of aviation,” declared JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, in a statement.
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Bevirt → soar → statement
His firm oversaw the robo-prop as it departed the company headquarters in Concord, California on September 7 and flew 3,199 miles across the nation — and all without the aid of a human pilot.
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it → oversee → pilot
Instead, the Cessna’s course was powered by autonomous programming every step of the way, from taxi to takeoff and landing, Popular Science reported.
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Science → power → takeoff
Instead of a direct flight, the autopiloted aircraft made multiple stops, touching down at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, and South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base.
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aircraft → make → Worth
Along the way, the aviation machine was also tasked with navigating various travel hurdles from thunderstorms to Phoenix’s Deer Valley — one of the nation’s busiest general aviation airports,
It’s safe to say the Cessna passed with flying colors.
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Cessna → task → colors
After completing the record-breaking US traverse on September 14, the aircraft performed a symbolic flyover of the Flight Monument in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, near the site of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s aviation milestone in 1903.
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aircraft → complete → 1903
The autonomous airplane will head back to Cali with scheduled stops Washington D.C., Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, and Oregon.
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airplane → head → stops
With this latest feat of autonomous flight under their belt, Joby may have ushered in a new era of aviation.
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Joby → usher → aviation
Bevirt believes that autonomous flight will help “connect remote communities, deliver critical supplies, respond faster to disasters, support military operations, and keep pilots out of harm’s way.”
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flight → believe → way
This is not the only way the aviation firm is changing the face of air transit.
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firm → change → transit
In April, Joby’s “Jetsons”-like air taxi completed its first NYC test flight, traveling between JFK airport and Midtown in just 15 minutes.
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taxi → complete → minutes
The electric chopper touched down quietly at a Hudson Yards heliport run by subsidiary Blade, an urban transportation firm that offers rides with its gas-powered counterpart.
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that → touch → counterpart
“You’re watching the dawn of a new era of air mobility, urban air mobility,” said Rob Wiesenthal, CEO of Blade.
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Wiesenthal → watch → Blade
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