George’s previous startup, BRIDJ, operated a (human-driven) commuter bus service in Boston, Kansas City, and Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Air Force is collaborating with private companies like Merlin Labs to develop an Autonomy Government Reference Architecture (A-GRA), a standardized blueprint for automating military aircraft.

Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was fitted to many of the most significant warplanes of the Second World War—from the Spitfire and Hurricane to the Lancaster. The engine’s ...