Generative AI-Powered Freight Orchestration for Operating the Uncrewed Piasecki KARGO II

Cargo-focused autonomous Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) operations are advancing toward commercialization significantly faster than passenger missions due to a confluence of regulatory pragmatism, technical readiness, and market economics. This paper examines the commercial potential of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) control into an Uncrewed VTOL Air Cargo (AI-UVAC) vehicle for dual use military and commercial logistics applications. The Piasecki KARGO II was designed specifically for these missions and is used as the basis for evaluating this capability. This AI-UVAC concept has useful commercial application in the "mid-weight Less than Truck Load (LTL)" freight market for middle-mile delivery of time-sensitive cargo in infrastructure-constrained markets. To validate the advantages of commercial freight orchestration, a multiphase pilot program is conducted to measure the effectiveness of the LogistiWerx Generative AI-Powered Freight Logistics Orchestration platform as integrated in the KARGO II uncrewed BVLOS VTOL developed by Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC).