Autonomous aviation startup Merlin Labs will soon be soaring into the public markets now that it has signed a deal to merge with a blank-check company early next year. The terms of the deal, with a ...

A Boston-based company that brings autonomy to existing fixed-wing aircraft has come out of stealth to announce a new partnership. Merlin Labs is teaming up with Dynamic Aviation, the owner of the ...

A fully autonomous aviator, equipped with artificial intelligence, could help alleviate a looming pilot shortage, according to the head of a company working on the tech. "We simply don't have enough ...

Merlin Labs has secured Part 135 certification from New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for future automated air freight operations, leveraging the country as a testbed for its Merlin Pilot ...

The U.S. Air Force has contracted Merlin Labs to develop self-flying capabilities for its tanker fleet, starting with the KC-135 Stratotanker, to enhance missions like aerial refueling and ...

When Merlin Labs founder Matt George was learning to fly in Vermont, he had a close call with a JetBlue aircraft that was coming into Burlington airport. It was “an unsettling experience,” he told ...