#107 Robert Rose, Reliable Robotics: Congressional testimony and conveyor belts in the sky

About this episode

Robert Rose discusses his recent Congressional testimony and the challenges of FAA certification for autonomous aviation.

In this episode we reconnect with Robert Rose, CEO of Reliable Robotics, fresh off his testimony before Congress on the state of advanced air mobility. Robert shares what most people misunderstand about FAA certification, i.e. that the regulator isn't there to coach you through it, they're just calling balls and strikes. We explore why Reliable has spent eight years building autonomous systems within existing regulations rather than waiting for new rules, how they've convinced the FAA that ze...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Barry, Peter Shannon, Luka Tomljenovic

Guest: Robert Rose

Topics covered

• advanced air mobility
• FAA certification
• autonomous systems
• regulations
• aviation technology

Keywords

• Robert Rose
• Reliable Robotics
• FAA
• Congress
• autonomous systems
• air mobility
• aviation regulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reliable Robotics, FAA

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