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AI pilot 'sees' runway and lands automatically
From the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908346 an extract of which is An automatic pilot has landed a plane using image-recognition artificial intelligence to locate the runway. At large airports, systems on the ground beam up the position of the runway to guide automatic systems. But in late May a new AI tool One expert said it could potentially improve flight safety More in the article |
This means that airline pilots will be able to land at airports that lack ILS.
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I remember an AI pilot doing an autoland at Jaipur, when he couldn't se anything. Burst half his tyres, swerved across the airfield and hit a tree. Memo to self. Take a little fuel.... |
Not that I would ever try it (except in extremis), but I rather suspect the artificial vision on my Sentry which talks to my Ipad, which listens to my ADS-B might make for a more comfortable experience than did the raw-data, thousands-of-ILS,VOR and NDB approaches flown to "tee hee:ouch:" minimums (so as not to off-put the rest of the incoming 135 crowd who weren't looking forward to holding at 0400 local in a bloody snowstorm when some ****** decided to announce that he had insufficient flight visibility. |
Originally Posted by ShyTorque
(Post 10514003)
Oh, Yipee! Now we can all retire...
It's obviously time to shut down PPRuNe. |
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