Retrofits light fixed-wing aircraft with its own autonomous flight software and flies them under remote-pilot supervision to carry cargo to remote, rural and northern communities.
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Retrofits light fixed-wing aircraft with its own autonomous flight software and flies them under remote-pilot supervision to carry cargo to remote, rural and northern communities.
Signed a $1.3 million contract with Transport Canada in July 2023 to test pilotless cargo flights in remote northern regions, and received a Special Flight Operations Certificate. skiesmag.com
Flies retrofitted aircraft on what it describes as proprietary software guiding autopilot systems built from commercial off-the-shelf components. skiesmag.com
Prototyping on a Quad Challenger II and a Cessna 150, targeting 6 to 19 seat aircraft, with full autonomy targeted for 2027 and a safety pilot aboard until then. skiesmag.com
Flight testing is based at Burlington Executive Airpark, Ontario. The company publishes no street address on its own site. linkedin.com
Its federal registered office is 100 King Street West, Toronto, and its federal contracts carry Toronto postal codes. Burlington Executive Airpark is its flight-test base, not its head office. ised-isde.canada.ca
Holds federal research contracts worth about $5.2 million from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada across 2025, plus a $2.78 million National Defence award in January 2026. search.open.canada.ca
Its only regulatory approval on record is a Special Flight Operations Certificate for flight testing. It holds no type certificate and no supplemental type certificate, and claims none. flyribbit.com
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Flight autonomy software
Proprietary software layer that guides autopilot systems on retrofitted light aircraft, flown under remote-pilot supervision. In flight testing with a safety pilot aboard; full autonomy targeted for 2027.
Learn more SourceHow Ribbit says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Publicly announced partnerships.
Customer, not a partner: a $1.3 million contract announced July 2023 for a one-year programme testing autonomous cargo flight in northern Canada.
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