The Air Force's Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System has saved at least eight F-16 pilots from controlled flight into terrain since 2014 - and the technology is pushing aviation toward a fundamental question about who, or what, has final authority over the controls.
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VectorThe F-16's Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System has saved multiple pilots from certain death since 2014 - and its technology may reshape civilian aviation safety.
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