The AI must be in full control of the aircraft from the beginning of takeoff to the end of landing with no human intervention in control. The aircraft must be carrying living human passengers.
@WilliamGunn it’s not required to be done commercially, but it does need to be something documented and verifiable. If the experiment or prototype has a way for us to confirm it, especially video footage or coverage by journalists, it absolutely would meet the criteria.
@jskf I tend to agree that in theory current technology may be enough to accomplish the task today. To my knowledge the more difficult portion is in the doing of the task.
Obviously autopilot and similar things can perform most functions, but I have been unable to find any evidence that an entire flight including takeoff and landing has been performed with human life at risk.
The question is whether or not it will be attempted. I hope that clarifies the market.
@Dustin If there has been a 100% autopilot flight already, does that resolve yes or n/a?
How many human passengers? At least two?
What type of aircraft? Plane, helicopter, drone, blimp, ...?