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SkyGrid and Wisk publish Automated Flight Rules framework to scale urban autonomous eVTOL operations

SkyGrid and Wisk Aero published "Enabling Scalable Urban Air Mobility Through Automated Flight Rules," a white paper proposing an Automated Flight Rules (AFR) framework to integrate high‑density autonomous eVTOLs and UAS into urban airspace. It recommends certified onboard automation and traffic‑management services to detect, deconflict and scale AAM operations safely.

Discovered 2026-02-19T04:33:45.326116-08:00 | 2026-02-19T04:33:45.326116-08:00

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  • The paper lays out an operational and technical framework (AFR) that would enable high‑density, autonomous eVTOL and UAS operations—advancing the airspace concepts earlier sketched in SkyGrid/Eve work and planned UTM trials at Port San Antonio [source:1bc3dd82-2fc3-464e-ba6d-575a106f7d86] [source:1f5c3f2f-76dd-4289-bdcf-789a61a39a62].

  • Its emphasis on certified onboard automation and third‑party traffic‑management services has direct implications for certification, ATM rules and vertiport design, and ties into ongoing autonomous eVTOL flight testing and SkyGrid operational R&D [source:64b53012-0659-495b-8994-ce8c09e52165] [source:8dc1ce0a-775a-4a1c-af09-53b6438d3d00].

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2026-02-19T04:33:45.326116-08:00
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2026-02-24T22:55:14.076831-08:00
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