A police department in Texas may soon be using drones to respond to emergency calls, according to Police Chief Brian Jones.

The Bee Cave Police Department offered a demonstration of their autonomous drone system on Friday morning, known as "AV8."

The demonstration was part of a pilot project to test the AV8, which also consists of a computer system to keep drones on-target. Both are built by eve Vehicles, which is a start-up based in Austin.

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"Well, it's a force multiplier for us, really, because it serves as an eye in the sky and gives us real-time information before an officer even arrives at the location," said Bee Cave Chief of Police Brian Jones to FOX 7 Austin.

"We've gone through several generations," said eve Vehicles co-founder and CEO Roger Pecina to FOX 7 Austin. "We've been working on this specific concept for about two years."

Batteries for the drones, which are stored onboard, offer around 40 minutes' flight time.

"And when that drone's battery is running low, it'll actually call another drone in the network. They'll come and replace it," said Pecina to FOX 7 Austin. "And then this one goes to the closest nest to recharge its battery."

Routes for the drones are pre-programmed along local roads and highways to reach dispatch locations for emergency calls in the pilot program.

"So, the idea is that once they have the address, they do plug it into AV8 that does all of the calculation to see which drone is close to that call and autonomously leaves, and it goes to the scene without a pilot. It arrives when it's on scene that's when the pilot takes control and can move the drone around to get like better views of exactly what's being developed," said Pecina to FOX 7 Austin.

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From there, video is transmitted directly from the drone back to dispatch, where feed is sent to Bee Cave Police patrol cars and smartphones in real-time.

The AV8 system's first deployment may take place as soon as next week on limited emergency calls in Bee Cave, which is a suburb of Austin. However, the entire system is not expected to deploy for another month or two.

A future plan is already in the works with eve Vehicles to create a night vision option for the AV8 drones as well as a parachute safety system. The drones are launched from "Nests," which are open-air platforms.

Three launch sites, including two local schools, were chosen for the Bee Cave AV8 pilot program. The schools were selected before last Wednesday's mass shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School.

"Say, for instance, the example that you use the school shooter in Georgia, heaven forbid, something like that, were to happen here," said Police Chief Brian Jones to FOX 7 Austin. "And we had the capabilities, this drone technology capability, we would have that information before the officers even arrive at the scene, so we can better prepare to engage a suspect."

"We could possibly know their location before the officers arrive, and we could better respond to that situation and possibly save lives," said Chief Jones to FOX 7 Austin.

There is no official start date for the Bee Cave AV8 pilot program.

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 The Bee Cave Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Nick Cannon may have hoped for a reconciliation with ex-wife Mariah Carey but he has accepted that it is unlikely to happen.

During an August interview with E! News, Cannon, 43, who was married to the 55-year-old singer for eight years, told the outlet he would "absolutely" get back together with Carey. 

"Be stupid if I wouldn’t," "The Masked Singer" host said. "We belong together."

However, Cannon acknowledged to People Magazine in a recent interview that his chance to be with the "Fantasy" hitmaker has passed.

"Yeah, she don't want me," he said. "She's moved on from my crazy antics."

Carey and Cannon began dating in early 2008 before tying the knot on her Bahamas estate in April of that year. In April 2011, the pair welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe but they separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016.

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Cannon and the five-time Grammy Award winner have stayed on good terms and continue to amicably co-parent Morrocan and Monroe.

Since their divorce, Cannon has become father to 10 more children with five different women.

The comedian and model Brittany Bell have three children together: 7-year-old Golden Sagon, 3-year-old Powerful Queen and 6-month-old Rise Messiah. He shares three-year-old twins Zion and Zillion, as well as daughter, Beautiful, 1, with radio personality Abby De La Rosa.

Reality star Bre Tiesi has one child with Cannon, Legendary Love, 2, and model LaNisha Cole also shares a child with him, one-year-old Onyx Ice. 

Cannon's youngest child is one-year-old Halo Marie, born November 2022, a daughter he shares with model Alyssa Scott. Their child, Zen, passed away at 5 months old in 2021 from brain cancer.

While speaking with People, Cannon said that he has strong co-parenting relationships with all the mothers of his children.

"Yeah, I mean, to their credit, you know what I mean?" he said. "Dealing with me must be madness."

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"At the end of the day, if you put the kids first and remove ego, you can do anything," Cannon added.

"The America's Got Talent" alum went on share details about the "great summer" that he enjoyed with his children.

"We hung out in Malibu, traveled and went to the beach a lot," Cannon told People. "So I think all the kids really enjoyed themselves."

Cannon said he's now preparing his brood to return to school, which has led him to recall "fun" memories from his younger years.

"It reminds me of when I was in school, school shopping for clothes, getting the kids excited," he said. 

However, Cannon noted that some of his children were reluctant to start school again and leave summer behind.

"I have a 7-year-old in fourth grade," Cannon said, referring to Golden. "He's just so smart that even school is boring to him.

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He continued, "So it's like getting him re-engaged and excited because he had so much fun during the summer. So, all right, 'We can still have just as much fun during the school year,' but it's kind of just keeping the excitement."

Meanwhile, Cannon admitted that being a father to teenagers Moroccan and Monroe is "very scary."

"Teenagers are scary. I feel like I'm still a teenager," he said. "To see my daughter literally becoming a young woman before my eyes, it is very scary."