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This week, we delivered our Automation and Liability in ATM training course at EUROCONTROL's Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC). Three intense days, full of interesting discussions about the potential legal liability implications associated with the introduction of automation in Air Traffic Control. According to our trainers, Paola Lanzi, Damiano Taurino and Giuseppe Contissa, it was...
What is your opinion about automated transport? The Drive2thefuture project has launched a survey to better understand your traveling preferences. In short, the purpose of the survey is to explore your opinions about the acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles for different transport modes. The survey is structured in a modular way. In other words, it consist of...
With industry 4.0 and automation, human work will not reduce. Rather, it will change. Hence, those working in the factories of the fourth industrial revolution will require new skills. Manufacturing companies are already preparing for this scenario, with specific training programs for their employees. New technologies and new business models are revolutionizing the future of industry....
A wave of new systems based on automation is rapidly changing the Air Traffic Management. Consequently, the work of the air traffic controllers all over Europe is changing as well. Do these changes affect attribution of legal liabilities? How? Answering these questions is the purpose of the Automation and Liability in ATM course. In short, it...
Resorting to commonplaces to explain accidents Serious accidents are often commented upon by prophets of doom, who explain them with commonplaces and provide simple explanations to an inevitably complex problem. Blaming the human “The problem is man”, with his faults and the intrinsic tendency to make mistakes. Many said so after the Costa Concordia disaster, the cruise ship...
Visit us at the World ATM Congress 2019: we are presenting our latest solutions for real-time neurophysiological measurement of workload and stress at Leonardo Stand (n. 890, Hall 10). Come play with us! Like video games? Ever wondered how you perform under pressure? Then, come prove yourself with our ATC game! Safely land as many aircraft as possible...
Waymo puts into circulation its robotaxi. Autonomous and driverless taxis will tread the streets of Arizona in a few weeks. However, are cities ready to accommodate autonomous cars? Call a taxi, get on board and arrive at your destination. What’s the news? There is no driver. What you have just used is not only a taxi,...
Innovation and new technologies are changing the nature of work, reshaping the human-machine relationship and replacing old jobs with new ones. As these changes greatly concern the air traffic management sector, it is necessary to prepare for them. What will happen to ATM in the next 20 years? What effects will derive from Big Data,...
After the success of the pilot edition carried out in May 2018, Eurocontrol confirmed that the course on “Liability and Automation” is in calendar also in 2019. Two slots are already scheduled (22-24 May, and 29-31 October) and registration is open. Save the date and register if you want to learn more about the fascinating,...
Self-driving cars are becoming a reality. But for their correct integration into the urban environment, it is first necessary to dispel some myths about them. In March 2018, a self-driving car of Uber, the private car transport service connecting passengers and drivers through an app, caused a fatal accident in Arizona. Many analyses, often contrasting, followed....