Percepto: FAA Approval “to Operate Full Drone Fleet by One Operator — The True Holy Grail!”
Percepto, a U.S‑based drone company specialising in inspection and monitoring, has made a major breakthrough this week when the FAA granted “a nationwide waiver to operate a full fleet of Percepto drones remotely by one operator”, reports a press release.
Previous Percepto operations required one operator to monitor and operate one drone, but this new approval allows for commercial operation of up to 30 drones, simultaneously with one pilot, “redefining drone automation and remote operations.” This will have positive ramifications across the general drone industry, whether for food delivery or carrying larger and heavier cargo.
Percepto’s clients in the industry of oil and gas, for example, will greatly benefit as one operator reduces operational expenses and increases efficiency. Moreover, it lowers costs for new entrants seeking to employ drones, while encouraging more market players to establish drone-related programs.
The release states, “This waiver builds on Percepto’s years of regulatory efforts, allowing for safe nationwide drone BVLOS operations with no humans on site or the need for expensive radars, using remote pre-flight checks, extensive automation, and now the ability to operate up to 30 drone-in-a-box systems simultaneously.”
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Adding, “It also comes as the last piece of the remote operations puzzle, alongside Percepto’s state-of-the-art drone-in-a-box hardware and autonomous inspection software.”
Ariel Avitan, Percepto co-Founder and CCO, commented, “For years, Percepto has been leading the remote inspection revolution – both on the regulatory and technology fronts. Simply put, with large-scale remote inspections we’ll see fewer large-scale safety and environmental failures across critical infrastructure.”
Neta Gliksman, Percepto VP of Policy and Government Affairs, remarked, “Percepto is very grateful for the FAA’s approval of this waiver, the true holy grail.”
Ido Biger, U.S Delek Chief Information and Data Officer, added, “Percepto’s approval from the FAA to remotely operate drone fleets sets the stage for transformative advancements in various industries.” Delek Group is an Israeli holding conglomerate mainly operating in the petroleum industry.
Background
Listed in TIME magazine’s 100 Best Inventions of 2021, Percepto’s AIM platform fully automates visual data workflows from capture to insight, leveraging the Percepto Air drone-in-a-box. Using advanced machine learning and AI, Percepto AIM provides an end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring solution to assess risk, minimise downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety and reduce operational costs.
Percepto’s clients include Siemens Energy, Delek U.S, Koch Fertiliser and ICL Dead Sea Works. The company is the recipient of multiple prestigious awards including Edison Gold Award and Frost & Sullivan Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award.

Percepto co-Founders — Ariel Avitan ® (Photo: David Garb)
Percepto is helping pioneer the way for other drone companies working in a variety of fields to follow.
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