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FAA Accepts Technical Requirements For Reliable Robotics' Navigation and Autopilot Systems
The approval is a significant step in the start-up's efforts to complete certification of its automation technology for remotely piloted aircraft
Reliable Robotics and the U.S. Air Force are assessing how autonomous flight technology could be used for large military aircraft.
Using a ground station, Reliable Robotics can remotely pilot aircraft using its continuously engaged autopilot technology. (Image: USAF/Matthew Clouse)

Reliable Robotics has achieved significant progress in FAA certification of its aircraft automation systems. The agency has accepted the requirements for Reliable Robotics' advanced aircraft navigation and autopilot systems.

The company's technology focuses on continuous autopilot engagement throughout all phases of flight, including automatic taxi, takeoff, and landing. This innovation aims to drastically reduce or eliminate controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and loss of control in flight (LOC-I), the two most prevalent causes of fatal aviation accidents.