The Allplane Podcast #96 - autonomous flight with Xwing founder Marc Piette

Marc Piette is the founder and CEO of Xwing, a California-based company that is developing a system that allows aircraft to fly fully autonomously, from gate to gate without human intervention.

This may sounds like science-fiction to some, but it is certainly not. Already back in 2021, Xwing demonstrated this technology by successfully completing one of such autonomous flights.

This is a potentially disruptive technology that I was very curious to learn more about, so I invited Marc to the podcast to try to understand a bit better what they are doing at Xwing.

in our conversation, we review the basics of autonomous flight and the technologies that Xwing is developing and integrating to make it possible. We also talk about Marc’s entrepreneurial journey, from the moment he arrived in the US from Belgium, his trajectory in the tech industry and the foundation and growth of Xwing.

Tune in for a fascinating chat about what could be the future of aviation several years and decades from now!

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Things we talk about in this episode:

  • Marc’s entrepreneurial background and how he got into aviation

  • What is Xwing and what it is trying to do

  • What is the state of autonomous flight technology

  • What has Xwing achieved so far

  • What are the obstacles Xwing faces

  • How and who is funding Xwing

  • What are the most immediate applications of autonomy

  • What is the potential of autonomous flight technology

Interview Transcript:

(please note that, although we strive to make it as close as possible to the original recording, the transcript may not be 100% accurate)

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