Autopilot being tested for runway use: This is your (robot) captain speaking
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Flying is already the safest means of transportation and taking away some control from humans during more challenging portions of the route may remove the pilots from their tasks one step too far.
For decades, autopilots have controlled how planes climb, cruise and descend in the air. Now, Honeywell International Inc. is engineering these automated aviators to maneuver airliners on congested ta