Avionics systems that use artificial intelligence are being developed for up-and-coming eVTOL aircraft, but general aviation piston aircraft will be the first users. According to Matt Pollack, MITRE’s Digital Copilot aids pilots in the form of a portable device. Half of the MITRE team are software engineers and half are human factors specialists. The tool aids a pilot’s cognition without replacing it and is enabled by automatic speech recognition and location awareness.
