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Inspired by: FP7 » Autonomous Passenger Aircrafts

version: 1 / created: 2009-12-01
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Originally submitted by: Cornelia Daheim
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 7 - Transport (including aeronautics)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

AAT: Ensuring customer satisfaction and safety

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Autonomous Passenger Aircrafts

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
All airlines worldwide introduce autonomous passenger aircrafts that fly completely via autopilot and do not have a pilot on board anymore. Automated services furthermore replace flight attendants. This development might be, for example, driven by growing threats due to terrorism and the usage of airplanes as destructive weapons. Terrorists then first of all would have to hack the source code of the flying-software.

Keywords

aviation, airlines, aircrafts, autopilot, autonomous aircrafts

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Uncertain

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world