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NASA Adds New Partners for Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Testing
Autonomous flight specialist Reliable Robotics and communications technology group Aura Network Solutions have been added as partners for the first full phase of testing in NASA's National Campaign.
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Reliable Robotics is testing its autonomous flight technology in Cessna 208 Grand Carvan aircraft and intends to operate these for commercial cargo operations from 2022. (Image: Reliable Robotics)

The next stage of NASA’s National Campaign to support advanced air mobility (AAM) is due to get underway next year and will include new partners Reliable Robotics and Aura Network Solutions. In total, 13 companies and a university have now signed agreements to participate in the NC-1 work, which is aimed at integrating eVTOL air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft, and other new aerial vehicles into the U.S. national airspace system.

Reliable Robotics, which is working to convert a Cessna 208 Grand Caravan to operate autonomously, will join Wisk Aero and Joby Aviation as flight partners for the National Campaign demonstrations. The California-based company aims to be approved by the FAA to begin commercial cargo flights to regional airports in 2022.