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The High Chaparral

FedEx Express is to test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system in its ‘middle-mile’ logistics operations, moving shipments between sorting sites from next year. California Bay-based Elroy Air is building the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system in the US. Elroy Air unveiled its Chaparral autonomous aircraft in January 2022. It can autonomously pick up 300-500lbs of cargo and deliver it up to 300 miles. ... [+]