The first three minutes of a 911 call are a black box. Eve Vehicles Corporation is building a system to open it, with drones that are airborne and on-scene within that window, streaming live video directly to dispatchers. It’s a hardware and software wedge into the emergency response workflow.
The three-minute wedge
Eve’s core product is an autonomous Drone First Responder (DFR) network. The system is designed to integrate with a city’s existing 911 infrastructure, automatically launching drones from fixed sites in response to specific call types. The video feed lands directly in the dispatcher’s console, aiming to enhance situational awareness and resource allocation.
A quiet path to city contracts
Eve Vehicles has secured a partnership with the city of Bee Cave, Texas, to launch a fully autonomous drone first responder program. The Bee Cave Police Department will utilize a network of three autonomous drones from Eve. Public records also show the Owasso Police and Fire departments use a drone first responder program [kjrh.com, 2026].
The founding team, led by CEO Roger Pecina, brings a mix of engineering and business development focus. The company is affiliated with UT Austin and is part of the NVIDIA Inception Program. The company has been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract for $75,000 in non-dilutive funding [Pitch].
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | Roger Pecina |
| Chief Technology Officer | Nicolas Brissonneau |
| Chief Revenue Officer | Daniel Donaldson |
| Chief Strategy Officer | Markos Salisbury |
| Vice President of Business Development | John Buell |
The scale-up calculus
For a hardware-enabled service, the path from a pilot in Bee Cave to a scalable business runs through a series of technical and operational gates:
- Infrastructure density. A useful city-wide network requires multiple strategically placed drone nests.
- Regulatory airspace integration. Operating autonomous drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in populated areas requires rigorous FAA approvals.
- Dispatch workflow fit. The product’s success hinges on dispatchers adopting and trusting the video feed.
The Bee Cave program is a critical test of reliability, maintenance costs, and actual impact on response outcomes.