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Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires

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Rotor Technologies plans to have 20 autonomous helicopters ready for market next year .

Rotor is focused on the agriculture sector, which has embraced automation with drones.

One of the big draws of automation in agriculture aviation is safety.

The company plans to conduct a public flight test with its Sprayhawk at an agriculture aviation trade show in Texas .

Rotor has built-in in contingencies should something go wrong.

The helicopter features a half-dozen communications systems and, for now, a remote pilot in control.

The safety measures will go a long way to helping the company receive what it expects will be FAA approval to fly its helicopters commercially.

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