First Driverless Cars, now Pilotless Airplanes?

[Kyle]

A new type of pilot could be key to solving a looming crisis in the skies


An AI-powered pilot could help alleviate a looming pilot shortage, Merlin Labs CEO says


A fully autonomous aviator, equipped with artificial intelligence, could help alleviate a looming pilot shortage, according to the head of a company working on the tech.

"We simply don't have enough pilots to be able to keep up with the burgeoning need for things in the sky," Merlin Labs CEO Matt George told Fox News. "It's something that we need to start looking forward at to design an aviation system and design an aerospace system … as the demand for aviation grows around the world."

The airline industry will be short 13,300 pilots by 2032, the management consulting firm Oliver Wyman projected last year, when it found there was a shortage of about 12,710 aviators. And the Air Force, one of Merlin’s main clients, has been about 2,000 pilots short of its target for years, and, according to Stars and Stripes, was offering up to $600,000 in bonuses to retain experienced aviators.

A new type of pilot could be key to solving a looming crisis in the skies

Merlin Labs' autonomous pilot could soon hit the commercial airways and may help alleviate a looming pilot shortage, according to CEO Matt George.

www.foxnews.com

 

[DaSDGuy]

Looks like SkyNet is also part of that plan

Pentagon seeks low-cost AI drones to bolster Air Force: Here are the companies competing for the opportunity

Only Boeing has shown the plane it submitted for its Pentagon proposal, while others have shown some potential AI capabilities in existing craft.

www.foxnews.com

 

[luvmygdaughters]

 

[WingsOfGold]

Hi, we're your remote pilots!

 

[SamSpade]

I’m not gonna be doing that.

But truth is, most planes are already SOMEWHAT pilotless as automatic pilots often take over once it reaches altitude.

 

[TPD]

Indonesia: Two pilots fall asleep for 28 minutes during Batik Air flight

The younger of the two pilots had recently had twins and moved house, and was said to have struggled to sleep in the days before the flight.

news.sky.com

 

[BOP]

No, no! They're gonna take DIE eligible people from baggage handling and plane washing and whatnot and put 'em into the cockpits.

Actually, I'm surprised nobody's made a stink about the sexist language of "cockpits." Maybe they should call them "vaginapits." Look out, Shirley! It's a trap!