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  • Aircraft Autonomously Lands Itself for The First Time

    Aircraft Autonomously Lands Itself for The First Time

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    Many airliners can land automatically, but they don’t really land autonomously — the airport is guiding them in with a radio signal (the Instrument Landing System). And when many smaller airports don’t have this feature, it’s not even an option. Researchers at Technische Universität München might just make true autonomous landing a practical reality, though. They’ve successfully tested a…