The Future of Flight: Navigating the Path towards Autonomous Airplanes.

Author(s): Jair Ribeiro

Originally published on Towards AI.

Exploring the Opportunities, Challenges, and Benefits of Unmanned Flight.

“An autonomous commercial airplane flying over Sweden in a sunny summer day” — Created by DALL-E

Although the thought of autonomous aircraft may sound far-fetched to many people, the aviation industry is paying attention as technology develops quickly.

Autonomous planes will become a reality because of the growing desire for more effective, affordable, and safe air transportation.

Rapid developments in robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have given the aviation sector new potential to automate a number of its procedures. For example, autonomous aircraft can now carry out difficult operations from takeoff to landing with accuracy and dependability previously only feasible with human… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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