Mystery surrounds what former Eclipse Aviation founder and CEO Vern Raburn is doing these days, but we do know that Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has pulled the plug on Titan Aerospace, the company Raburn had been tapped to head to build solar-powered drones that would beam Internet to remote parts of the world.
Google Shuts Down Vern Raburn’s Titan Aerospace
Key Takeaways:
- Alphabet (Google's parent company) has shut down Titan Aerospace, a company led by Vern Raburn that aimed to build solar-powered drones for internet delivery to remote areas.
- Alphabet's X division has shifted its focus to Project Loon, which uses high-altitude balloons for internet access, deeming it more economically and technically feasible than drones.
- The shutdown comes after a Titan prototype crash in 2015, and Vern Raburn's current activities or involvement with Alphabet remain unclear.
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