Boeing CEO: Autonomous technology will increasingly be integrated into aircraft

Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg said autonomous technology will increasingly be integrated into aircraft, but any final decision on whether commercial flights could be operated without pilots "will rest with the regulators and will also depend on acceptance by passengers" (VEJA, 17-Sep-2018). Mr Muilenburg stated it is his belief that initially autonomous technology in commercial aviation will be used for air freight. It could also be used to offer assistance to flight crew in emergency situations.