Reliable Robotics Corporation develops certifiable autonomous flight systems designed to keep the autopilot engaged through every phase of flight, including auto-taxi, auto-takeoff and auto-landing. The work spans robotics, safety-critical systems certification and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), with the stated aim of making air transportation safer, more convenient and more accessible. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and operates as a distributed global workforce of engineers recruited from aviation, aerospace and robotics firms.
Its technology is being put to commercial use through Reliable Airlines, a cargo air operation that deploys the company's automated aviation systems in real-world service. In 2019 the company remotely piloted a Cessna 172 with no one onboard over a populated region of Northern California. It holds a contract with NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate for UAS testing at airports and works with the FAA and NASA on integrating uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.
Engineering work concentrates on continuous autopilot and gate-to-gate automated operation, remotely piloted aircraft and the certification of safety-critical systems, alongside aviation automation more broadly. The company describes its approach as certification-forward, with a stated commitment to the highest safety standards and to expanding access to more places through automated aviation.
