Reliable Robotics

Reliable Robotics is bringing FAA-certifiable autonomy to commercial and defense aviation with technology designed to work on any aircraft, in any airspace, directly addressing the most common causes of aviation incidents. Founded in 2017 by Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, the company achieved a historic milestone in November 2023 with the first-ever flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board, supervised by a remote pilot 50 miles away. The FAA formally accepted their certification plan in 2023 using existing regulations without special conditions. Reliable Robotics has secured a $17.4 million U.S. Air Force contract for automated aircraft and an additional multi-year IDIQ contract for advanced automation in airlift and refueling aircraft. The company also partners with NASA on demonstration flights evaluating autonomous operations in airport environments.