Google’s Titan drones to take flight within months
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#46NM)
Search company pushes plans to launch a fleet of high-altitude atmospheric satellites to provide internet access
Google will be conducting test flights of its first drones this year after purchasing unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Titan Aerospace.
The drones will be used as atmospheric satellites, part of Google's plan to provide internet access to areas without ground-based access and the four billion people currently without access, its senior vice president of product, Sundar Pichai, revealed during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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