Autopilot is still limited, and pilots still have to takeoff and land manually, and intervene in the event of turbulence, etc. As AI improves, we'll see a comp

Autopilot is still limited, and pilots still have to takeoff and land manually, and intervene in the event of turbulence, etc. As AI improves, we'll see a completely automated flight eventually. One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began criss-crossing the military base in search of an orange, green and blue tarp. The automated, unpiloted planes worked on their own, with no human guidance, no hand on any control. http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-09-19/national/35273383_1_drones-human-target-military-base http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-09-19/national/35273...