Pilots sat back and watched a plane take off entirely on its own as Airbus gets one step closer to fully self-flying aircraft

• An Airbus test aircraft successfully took off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France autonomously without any pilot input.
• The test was part of Airbus’ Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off, and Landing program that explores increasing autonomous technology in aircraft.
• The success of the test may be the next step in creating fully self-flying aircraft, though Airbus has said pilots will always be “at the heart of the operations.”
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