This automatic level of consciousness, or automatic pilot as we can call it, operates in much the same way as a computer that performs its functions without the operator being aware of the many ...

The autopilot feature in an airplane seems like something that should be a recent invention, right? After all, it's only just been within the last decade that we've seen a fully realized autonomous ...

Step by painful step, pilots are learning how to land their aircraft in the foulest weather. Latest step: Hitching electronic landing systems to the automatic pilot, known to service pilots as “George ...