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Embraer announces agreement with company for electric and autonomous agricultural aircraft
By: Rafael Ramos
On: 9/24/2021
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Pyka
image: Pyka
Embraer's disruptive business subsidiary, EmbraerX, announced yesterday (23) an agreement with Pyka, an American company in Silicon Valley. The purpose of the agreement is to accelerate the technology development, certification and operation of a fully electric and autonomous agricultural aircraft called the Pelican, developed by Pyka.
Through the work of the two companies, the arrival of the aircraft in the Brazilian agricultural market should be faster. The aircraft's autonomous characteristics will be very useful in the precision agriculture market, in order to revolutionize Embraer's agricultural business.
“EmbraerX is a market accelerator committed to developing solutions that can transform the world and inspire our partners through innovative ideas, and with determination and creativity. Pyka's innovation and technological capability are in line with our strategy to accelerate the creation of new business models through partnerships with exponential growth potential,” said Daniel Moczydlower, head of EmbraerX.
The Pelican, which is already used in Central America, should be developed for the Brazilian market in the next few years to increase productivity, efficiency, safety, and also reduce operating costs.
“We are extremely excited to partner with one of the world's largest aerospace companies to realize our vision of bringing an electric aircraft to everyday use,” said Michael Norcia, CEO and co-founder of Pyka.
Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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