Google achète le fabricant de drones solaires Titan Aerospace. Google buys solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace. 14 April 2014Last updated at 15:03 ET Titan Aerospace manufactures drones that fly at high altitudes for long periods of time Internet search giant Google has bought US high-altitude drone maker Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum.
Google said the acquisition was intended to help the firm's efforts to expand internet access. Google to Buy Titan Aerospace as Web Giants Battle for Air Superiority. Google's Acquisition Of Drone Maker Titan Is About Imagery And Internet. Google gets in the drone game - Alex Byers and Jessica Meyers. Google is not about to miss out on the drone craze.
The search giant announced Monday that it has purchased Titan Aerospace, a New Mexico company that makes high-altitude drones. Google didn’t say how much it paid for the firm, which Facebook considered buying earlier this year reportedly for $60 million. Instead, it paid $20 million last month for U.K-based aerospace company Ascenta. Continue Reading Google hopes the Titan purchase will bolster its efforts to connect developing countries, and offer new ways to collect images for Google Maps or its crisis-response arm.