Auto-GCAS is the Air Force system that automatically pulls a fighter jet away from terrain when the pilot is incapacitated - credited with saving at least 10 documented lives since its 2014 deployment.
The 2002 Überlingen midair collision killed 71 people and permanently established that a TCAS Resolution Advisory legally outranks an air traffic controller.
Single-pilot commercial flights are under active development, with cargo operations possible by the mid-2030s and passenger flights unlikely before the 2040s.