Autonomy and Safety: Dual Efforts Advancing Aviation

About this episode

This episode discusses the advancements in autonomy and safety in aviation with a focus on trust and automation.

Autonomy is unfolding through a series of deliberate steps across defense, cargo and eventually passenger travel – each one building toward a safer, smarter future. In this episode of Aerospace Unplugged, our host Adam Kress talks with Sapan Shah, Senior Director of Product Management for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, about how autonomy and automation differ, where Honeywell is leading and why trust is key to adoption. You’ll hear how we’re helping partners ...

People in this episode

Host: Adam Kress

Guest: Sapan Shah

Topics covered

• autonomy
• aviation safety
• advanced air mobility
• automation

Keywords

• defense
• cargo
• passenger travel
• Honeywell Aerospace

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Advanced Air Mobility

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