Avionics
Automated Grand Caravan Demos Cargo Flights in New Mexico
eIPP flight trials showed use case for autonomous freighter aircraft
Reliable Robotics Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Reliable Robotics' automated Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is remotely piloted from its California base during flight trials with a safety pilot onboard.

Reliable Robotics has completed a round autonomous flight trials with its converted Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at the main commercial airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The operations, which were concluded on October 21, were part of the U.S. government-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

As one of the selected eIPP locations, the City of Albuquerque partnered with Reliable Robotics to demonstrate how uncrewed aircraft could be used for cargo deliveries to and from smaller rural communities. The two-day flight test campaign was conducted from Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ), where there is a busy mix of commercial airline and military traffic in Class C airspace.

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