Texas police department to introduce autonomous drone pilot program: 'An eye in the sky'

The Bee Cave Police Department announced on Friday they would introduce the new AV8 autonomous drone pilot program to help respond to 911 calls. A police department in Texas may soon be using drones to respond to emergency calls, according to Police Chief Brian Jones. The Bee Cave Police Department offered a demonstration of their autonomous drone system on Friday morning, known as "AV8." The demonstration was part of a pilot project to test the AV8, which also consists of a computer system to keep drones on-target. Both are built by eve Vehicles, which is a start-up based in Austin.