Acubed delivers high-impact solutions to enable the next age of aviation

Acubed is the Silicon Valley innovation center of Airbus. We provide a lens into the future for the aerospace industry, transforming risk into opportunity to build the future of flight now.

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Acubed Surpasses Goal for Massive Data Collection Campaign

Acubed has reached a tremendous milestone: we have collected data from over 100 airports across the United States. This achievement is part of our Wayfinder team’s data collection…

An Experimental Test Pilot’s Look at Electric Aviation

For decades, discussions of electric flight have inspired images of peaceful, eco-conscious air travel. Electric flight promises fewer carbon emissions and lower fuel costs, and…

Acubed Announces Exploration of Quantum Sensing as an Autonomy Enabler

The rapid increase of quantum technologies in recent years has led researchers to examine how quantum applications can impact nearly every industry. Applications in one area of…

The Promise of Synthetic Data and Simulation to Accelerate Autonomous Flight

Synthetic data and simulation open up a world of opportunity for engineers in the aviation industry, as it promotes a safe and sustainable way to train and test machine learning…