Driverless trucks have been carrying loads of sand in New Mexico’s oil patch as a Texas company tests its newly equipped “robotrucks” in the Permian Basin. Two semitrailer trucks owned by ...

Percepto, an Austin-based company, has from 10-20 drones working now for four companies in the Permian Basin. (Courtesy Photo ... being harnessed,” he said. “Aerial overflights and satellite ...

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American Patrols was founded in 1987 and performs aerial inspection services for oil and gas companies in the Greater Permian Basin area in Texas. Each day, its pilots patrol more than 500 ...