An AI system , developed by researchers at Munich and Braunschweig universities , has landed a small passenger - carrying aircraft using image - recognition technology to find the target . The system processes both infrared and normal visual spectrum data , allowing it to overcome obstacles posed by human aircraft , such as fog . It does not rely on signals from the Instrument Landing System , which can suffer from interference and is often too expensive for smaller airports . David Leslie of the Alan Turing Institute believed the tool could greatly improve flight performance , although Battista members of Cagliari University warned the AI could be sabotaged .
An AI system, developed by researchers at Munich and Braunschweig universities, has landed a small passenger-carrying aircraft using image-recognition technology to find the runway. The system processes both infrared and normal visual spectrum data, allowing it to overcome problems faced by human pilots, such as fog. It does not rely on signals from the Instrument Landing System, which can suffer from interference and is often too expensive for smaller airports. David Leslie of the Alan Turing Institute said the tool could help improve flight safety, although Battista Biggio of Cagliari University warned the AI could be sabotaged.