US · SkyRyse: Test flight of Helicopter Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS) – Boeing, space X support
September 05, 2018
A start-up company, SkyRyse (helicopter advanced pilot assistance system · APAS), conducted a test flight with a tracey inland of about 40 miles (about 64 kilometers) from San Francisco Bay Area East Bay (“New York Times” electronic version 8 Monday 29th).
In January 2019, Tracy police and fire brigades are planning to use it in practice (press release August 28).
For the establishment of the company, Boeing, U.S. Army, Space X, Tesla, Uober’s aerospace experts are involved.
Investors include the investment division of Rockefeller Foundation Benrock, Eclipse, Stanford University and others.
The company installed 360-degree cameras and radar, helicopter with data processing computers and modified it.
Helicopter will be equipped with the latest technology, we will collect data on automatic pilot flight system development.
– JETRO
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2018/09/e74f8034efff3281.html
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