The recent news that Reliable Robotics has completed a $100 million funding round gives a significant boost to the Mountain View, California company’s efforts to develop automatic systems that it says will make flying safer and eventually remove pilots from the flight deck. Pilots will still be involved in the operation of the aircraft, initially Cessna Caravan single-engine turboprops, but they will be based on the ground and will simply be available to assist when needed.
“Progress has been steady,” said Reliable Robotics co-founder and CEO Robert Rose. Earlier this year, the company demonstrated the remote operation of a Caravan (carrying a safety pilot on board) 50 miles from its Mountain View control center. The company has grown to more than 70 employees from 40 last year.
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