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Pilotless planes, practical routes

Autonomous aircraft research asks where access matters most. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of Waterloo.

Autonomous aircraft research asks where access matters most.

In the September issue
Pilotless planes, practical routes
Pilotless planes for the hardest-to-reach places Photo: University of Waterloo / original source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

Waterloo-founded startup Ribbit scaling autonomous fixed-wing aircraft to expand transportation access in remote, infrastructure-limited environments across Canada and beyond.

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in engineering / aviation. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

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