By investors.archer.com
Publication Date: 2026-01-08 12:00:00
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
At CES 2026, Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) announced plans to develop and deploy the next generation of artificial intelligence technologies for aviation using the NVIDIA IGX Thor platform.
Archer’s Midnight aircraft at Hawthorne Municipal Airport
The aviation space is a high-impact domain for Physical AI, particularly to advance critical capabilities in aircraft safety, airspace integration and autonomy-ready systems. Archer plans to debut its NVIDIA integration at its recently acquired Hawthorne airport in central Los Angeles, which is expected to be its operational hub for its planned LA air taxi network and a test bed for its AI-powered aviation technologies.
The companies have been working together since early 2025, with Archer planning to integrate NVIDIA IGX Thor, the company’s most powerful safety-capable AI computing module, into future iterations of its aircraft programs. NVIDIA IGX Thor is built to enable high-reliability, real-time onboard computing for safety-critical environments, supporting advanced perception, decision-making and predictive operations.
Archer aims to power the next wave of AI technology in aviation, with a focus on three core areas:
- Enhancing Pilot Safety & Predictive Awareness: Leveraging NVIDIA’s high-throughput edge computing to sense the environment, while processing flight-path data in real-time, giving pilots earlier, clearer and more actionable insight.
- Seamless Airspace Integration: Developing AI…
