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title: "Reliable Robotics funds its path to autonomous flight approval"
url: https://media.yoora.tech/en/articles/reliable-robotics-autonomous-flight-certification-funding
lang: en
published: 2026-10-20T17:27:46+00:00
updated: 2026-10-20T17:27:46+00:00
section: "News"
description: "The startup raised $115 million for technology that can automate existing aircraft, but pilotless service is not approved yet."
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# Reliable Robotics funds its path to autonomous flight approval

## The system

Reliable Robotics is building automation for existing aircraft. Its first product is intended to handle engine start, taxi, takeoff and landing while a pilot remains in the cockpit. The company added $115 million in financing, comprising $90 million in equity and $25 million in debt, as it works through FAA certification. It is also developing a solid-state collision-avoidance radar.

## The milestone still ahead

Helping a pilot and removing that pilot from the cockpit are separate regulatory steps. The company expects approval for the first system in 18 to 24 months and says ground-based piloting is at least three years away. These are company forecasts, not regulator decisions. Reliable already operates a small cargo airline using six Cessna Caravans, but that does not mean pilotless commercial flights have been authorized. The significance is the effort to turn a demonstration into aviation-approved operations.