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 public got a preview of the postwar private plane in a St. Louis air show last fortnight. The plane, it appeared, will be equipped with self-starter, automatic brakes, will be spinproof, ...

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 ...

A team of researchers has developed a new method to determine the attention levels of drivers and their readiness to respond to warning signals when using auto-pilot mode. A team of UCL-led ...