FedEx teams up with Reliable Robotics on autonomous cargo planes

Last month, Reliable Robotics completed test flights of two remote-piloted aircraft models, according to a press release from the company.

"In the first flight, the pilot pressed a button on a remote user interface and the unmanned four passenger Cessna 172 Skyhawk (C172) automatically taxied, took off, and landed," the company said in its release. "Most recently, the company demonstrated fully automated remote landing of an even larger aircraft, the Cessna 208 Caravan (C208), capable of carrying 14 passengers."

FedEx is listed as the registered owner of the Cessna 208 shown in Reliable Robotics' press release, according to Federal Aviation Administration documentation.