Airbus UpNext starts Optimate automatic taxiing and pilot-assistance testing

May 21, 2024 · Demonstration · Airbus UpNext · Aerial

Airbus UpNext company media
Company media · Airbus UpNext
  • Airbus UpNext started testing Optimate technologies for automatic taxiing and pilot assistance using an electric truck as the test platform.
  • The three-year project combines automation, computer vision, data fusion and machine learning for future aircraft navigation and safety systems.

Airbus innovation subsidiary for technology demonstrators including autonomous taxiing and smart airport automation.