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October 21, 2016

Passenger, cargo planes may be driven by robots

  • The idea is to have the robot free the human pilot, especially in emergencies and demanding situations, to think strategically.
    • By JOAN LOWY
    Associated Press

    MANASSAS, Va. — Think of it as the airborne cousin to the self-driving car: a robot in the cockpit to help human pilots fly passengers and cargo — and eventually even replace them.

    The government and industry are collaborating on a program that seeks to replace the second human pilot in two-person flight crews with a robot co-pilot that never tires, gets bored, feels stressed out or gets distracted.


     
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