After receiving approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, Guardian Agriculture has become the first commercially authorized eVTOL to operate across the US. The company’s electric autonomous drones will be used to spray crops, paving the way for sustainable farming in the US.
Guardian had its second prototype running through field trials to test reliability, spray patterns, and precision on a number of different crops in different locations by 2019. And by the end of 2020, the team had received its first SAC-EC (special airworthiness certificate) through the FAA.
Monday, the company achieved another major milestone in receiving approval from the FAA to operate nationwide, making it the first commercially authorized eVTOL in the US.
Source: electrek.co