AI in Transport

The transport sector has been using AI for decades. Airplanes have been using autopilot to steer them in the air since 1912. An autopilot system controls the trajectory of a plane, but it isn’t restricted to aircraft alone. Ships and spacecraft also use autopilot to help them maintain the correct course. 

Autopilot helps the human operator and assists them in heading in the right direction. A pilot of a modern aircraft usually works for 7 minutes; the autopilot handles most of the steering of the plane. This allows the pilots to focus on other more important areas of the flight, such as the weather and the trajectory of the plane. 

Another area where the future scope of AI is quite broad is driverless cars. Many companies are developing autonomous vehicles, which will rely heavily on AI and ML to operate optimally. Experts believe self-driving cars will bring many long-term and short-term benefits, including lower emissions and enhanced road safety. For example, self-driving cars will be free from human errors, which account for 90% of traffic accidents. Many companies, including Tesla and Uber, are developing these vehicles.