Rain Research
Frontier technology research to address the threat of wildfire.
Overview
Wildfires are a global threat impacting air quality and putting lives and assets in danger. If unaddressed, asset damages in the next 20 years are projected to reach $300 billion annually.
Leading Technology Solutions
We are developing industry leading solutions for wildfire response using autonomous vehicle technology, computer vision, robotics, photonics and advanced algorithms. With the help of leading research institutions and a talented team of advanced venture builders we are aggressively pursuing 5 solutions to this industry category in the next 6 years.
We cannot ignore wildfires…
The Insurance Journal estimated that insured losses from California wildfires were $25.4 billion [Jan 1] through Oct. 29 [2019].
Myers agrees there’s a likelihood of a substantial under-estimation of the damages. “The insurance costs through October 29 were $25.4 billion and there were additional fires subsequently damaging roughly 17,000 acres,” he said. “So the total of insured losses is now probably closer to $40 billion and insured losses usually represent only about half of the total loss, suggesting our $80 billion estimate is accurate.”
- Dr. Joel Myers, CEO AccuWeather (Jan 14, 2020)
Our production backlog is informed and directed by real industry insights and feedback. We have identified industry partners as first customers and devised a development timeframe to achieve proof of market viability.
Project 1 is Hiring!
We are seeking talented technologist to help build the next generation of solutions to wildfire. If you have advanced research or technology experience in robotics, aviation, autonomous vehicles, mechatronics, vehicle manufacturing and design, optics or image processing.