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No Pilots. Few Air Traffic Controllers. What Could Go Wrong?
Why it’s here: This WIRED feature covers AI-driven air traffic management (SMART), FAA waivers and drone delivery rules, the eIPP federal eVTOL program, and EASA single-pilot policy, all within the robotics/autonomy and AI policy areas with clear federal regulatory angles.
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YesterdayWIREDNo Pilots. Few Air Traffic Controllers. What Could Go Wrong?WIRED reports on the rapid AI build-out in aviation, including the FAA's SMART air traffic tool, Joby's autonomous Cessna flight, drone delivery expansion, and lingering safety and workforce concerns.1 outletRoboticsAI22 linked
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- Government Accountability Office
- Google Quantum AI
- Project NextGen
- Amazon
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Thales UK
- Sean Duffy
- Air Space Intelligence
- SMART