While Daedalean and Xwing have both developed frameworks for the certification of AI-based systems, both agree that higher levels of safety can be achieved more quickly by sharing knowledge and flight data.

Over the next three years, Xwing will help NASA create a safety management system that enables routine flight for increasingly autonomous vehicles and ground systems.

A joint development agreement with Textron comes on the back of Xwing's recent $40 million funding round and $400 million valuation.