Twentieth century science fiction writers often featured flying cars and self-driving automobiles in their stories. While we haven't quite reached that vision yet, researchers at the National Research Council of Canada's (NRC) Aerospace Research Centre are well on their way to it.
Canadian vertical lift autonomy demonstration - Transcript
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[On screen text] Autonomous flight demonstration
[On screen text] Autonomy in simulation
[On screen text] Autonomy in flight
[On screen text] 4x speed
Landing point found
Holding
Landing
Mission completed
[On-screen graphic] Official signature, National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
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[On-screen graphic] Government of Canada wordmark