The phrase "autonomous airplane" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an aircraft that operates without human intervention or control.
Example: "The development of autonomous airplanes could revolutionize the aviation industry by reducing the need for pilots."
Alternatives: "self-flying aircraft" or "unmanned airplane".
Further study of bat wings could help aerospace engineers develop tiny autonomous airplanes that are as flexible and acrobatic as bats, Dr. Swartz said.
Instead of investing the aforementioned resources to minimize the possibility of human error, AI (in this case, robot pilots or autonomous airplanes) can replace the routine and repetitive elements of the pilot role, flattening that portion of the curve.
custom-built autonomous airplanes are delivering: blood.
Very soon, from the front seat of our driverless cars, we'll be able to see the next future of travel: autonomous airplanes.
Autonomous flight systems and aircraft are already in testing by the U.S. Air Force and other defense agencies, and now RE2 Robotics has been picked by the USAF to build a retrofit robot pilot that can easily take the controls of traditional, human-piloted aircraft and convert them to autonomous airplanes.
Autonomous flier: The airplane's first mission is to monitor the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean.
To map the continental shelf off Canada's east and Arctic coasts, they used boats, icebreakers, airplanes and autonomous underwater vehicles to gather data.
AI programs diagnose heart disease, fly and land airplanes, guide autonomous weapons, make automated investment decisions for a trillion dollars' worth of funds and guide industrial processes.
Unmanned seaplanes are special kinds of fixed-wing airplanes which can achieve autonomous takeoff and landing on water.
These can be set to an autonomous mode to shoot down incoming airplanes, missiles, or rockets.
