A team of German researchers has created an automatic landing system for small aircraft that lets them touch down not only without a pilot, but without any of the tech on the ground that lets other planes do it. It could open up a new era of autonomous flight — and make ordinary landings safer, to boot.
Source: Watch a plane land itself truly autonomously for the first time
The Product Prospectus Take:
Even though the technology is relatively in the early stages of maturity, the industry has so many players in this space that the evolution of this technology may not be too far off. The number of companies that are working on building autonomous cars, drones (military, commercial, personal), trucks, planes etc. seems to grow on a monthly basis which bodes well on the market interest to see this technology a reality.