For the last three years, Kempton has operated a pilot project at the University of Delaware, partnering with PJM and a couple of utilities, in which seven electric cars interact with the grid and receive monthly payments.

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While the aircraft will have two safety pilots on board, the flights will be operated by on-board systems supervised by a ground-based observer pilot.

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