Garmin was presented the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 4, 2021, for designing, developing and fielding Emergency Autoland—the world's first certified autonomous system that activates during an emergency to control and land an aircraft without human interaction. The award is for the year 2020, since its value must be thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year. Autoland was awarded FAA type certification as standard equipment in three Garmin G3000-equipped airframes, including the Piper M600, Cirrus SF-50 Vision Jet (as Safe Return) and the Daher TBM940 (as HomeSafe). There over 300 Garmin Autoland-equipped aircraft in service.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/avionics/garmin-accepts-the-robert-j-collier-trophy-for-autoland