Various sensor technologies, including multiple Aeva 4D LiDAR units, are being tested on an Airbus A350-1000 flight test aircraft and an electric truck during hundreds of hours of taxi operations

Aeva® 4D LiDAR chosen by Airbus UpNext for Optimate project

Aeva®, a frontrunner in next generation sensing and perception systems, has been chosen by Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary established to explore innovative technologies, to supply its state-of-the-art 4D LiDAR technology for the Optimate smart automation demonstrator. Aeva’s distinctive 4D LiDAR technology employs frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) sensing to simultaneously detect both […]

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Sectional drawing of the Cryoprop demonstrator

Airbus UpNext unveils superconducting technology demonstrator for hydrogen-powered aircraft

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Airbus UpNext has launched a new technological demonstrator aimed at advancing the development of superconducting technologies for use in the electric propulsion systems of future hydrogen-powered aircraft. Dubbed Cryoprop, the new demonstrator will integrate and refine a two megawatt-class superconducting electric propulsion system cooled by liquid hydrogen via a helium recirculation loop. The system was

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Optimate demonstrator showcases new pilot assistance technologies

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Optimate, a three-year research project by Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has begun testing new technologies to support automatic taxiing and enhance pilot assistance using an innovative electric truck. The project will integrate a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, including advanced automation, computer vision, data fusion and machine learning, to improve aircraft

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Aeva® 4D LiDAR chosen by Airbus UpNext for Optimate project

Airbus UpNext unveils superconducting technology demonstrator for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Optimate demonstrator showcases new pilot assistance technologies

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