> A plane can land automatically using ILS and other systems, but it’s rare and, even when they do it, it isn’t truly autonomous — it’s more like the airport is

> A plane can land automatically using ILS and other systems, but it’s rare and, even when they do it, it isn’t truly autonomous — it’s more like the airport is flying the plane by wire. This is a misunderstanding of ILS. ILS provides inputs to the pilot and the instruments on board. It’s not like fly-by-wire at all.