The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is launching an AI program called SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories) to address the shortage of air traffic controllers.
The system, developed by Air Space Intelligence, will cost $875 million over twelve years. SMART is a cloud-based platform that uses AI to analyze flight schedules, weather, airport capacity, and airspace conditions to predict traffic flows and identify potential conflicts before they occur. The program will first be rolled out in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area before expanding to other regions.
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