Airbus subsidiary Airbus UpNext has started testing a suite of new technologies aimed at assisting pilots on the ground and in flight. Collectively known as DragonFly, the tech being tested is designed to provide automated emergency diversion in cruise and automatic landing and taxi assistance capabilities. Tests are being conducted using an Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft.
Another step toward airplanes that will be operated by a computer. However, I still want a human pilots (2) who are trained to operate proficiently in the cockpit overseeing the computer operations.
This is Autoland on steroids. The next logical step, going from landing to total flight management from startup and pushback to shutting down at the destination gate. The immediate goal may perhaps be single pilot, but the ultimate target is autonomous flight.