Re:Tesla driver reproduces fatal autopilot accident [video]
by dingaling on Monday April 02, 2018 @04:04AM
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> Most tech people know that airplane autopilots weren't end-to-end automated for the majority of their existence
The Lockheed TriStar flight-control system flew a fully-automated chocks-to-chocks take-off, flight and landing in ... 1973 I think?
Anyway the comparison with aircraft autopilots is confusing. The pilots will usually couple the autopilot soon after take-off and from then it follows the commands of the Flight Management System through which the pilots interact; new waypoints, level changes etc.
Several test schemes are investigating uploading routings directly from ATC via datalink, with the pilots just having to press a button to accept.
There is also a proposal to permit TCAS to command the autopilot to prevent collisions, instead of providing advisory notice to the pilots.
The Lockheed TriStar flight-control system flew a fully-automated chocks-to-chocks take-off, flight and landing in ... 1973 I think?
Anyway the comparison with aircraft autopilots is confusing. The pilots will usually couple the autopilot soon after take-off and from then it follows the commands of the Flight Management System through which the pilots interact; new waypoints, level changes etc.
Several test schemes are investigating uploading routings directly from ATC via datalink, with the pilots just having to press a button to accept.
There is also a proposal to permit TCAS to command the autopilot to prevent collisions, instead of providing advisory notice to the pilots.