NASA’s Resilient Autonomy activity is developing autonomous software for potential use in aircraft ranging from general aviation retrofit to future autonomous aircraft. This Joint Capability Technology Demonstration activity is in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense.

This simulator footage shows iGCAS, or improved GCAS, save a small aircraft from diving into a canyon, into the side of a mountain, or into the ground. The full version of the system the team is working on spans a wide range of autonomy and is called the Expandable Variable Autonomy Architecture (EVAA), which will eventually include more autonomous elements for increased safety on a range of aircraft.

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