Autonomous Plane Becomes the First to Fly Coast to Coast on Its Own

Autonomous Plane Becomes the First to Fly Coast to Coast on Its Own gizmodo.com

The aircraft flew a distance of 3,199 miles (5,148 km) without needing control inputs from an onboard safety pilot.

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I think they call it auto pilot + auto land? :-) all systems deployed for years? And since there was a pilot ready to take the commands, this is little different from what is in place for years?

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