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When Was Autopilot Invented For Planes? (It's Older Than You'd Expect)

The autopilot feature in an airplane seems like something that should be a recent invention, right? After all, it's only just been within the last decade that we've seen a fully realized autonomous ...
People

After Pilot Lost Consciousness, Plane Likely Continued on Autopilot Until Crash That Killed 4, Including Mom and Child: NTSB

Adina Azarian, 49, Aria Azarian, 2, Evadnie Smith, 56, and Jeff Hefner, 69, died in the crash on June 4, 2023 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...
Aviation Week

Automatic aircraft taxiing and pilot assistance tested in electric truck

Airbus UpNext has started testing new technologies to support automatic taxiing and enhance pilot assistance onboard an innovative electric truck. The three-year research project, called Optimate, ...
The Business Journals

Honda Aircraft gets FAA OK for emergency automatic landing system if pilot is incapacitated

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The system can detect pilot ...