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FAA to deploy Air Space Intelligence’s 'Smart' AI platform in $875M, 12‑year program
The Wall Street Journal reports the FAA will soon roll out Smart (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), an AI-driven, cloud-based system from Air Space Intelligence that is expected to help predict traffic flows and identify conflicts by assessing schedules, weather, airport capacity and airspace conditions. The program is reported to cost about $875 million over 12 years and will launch in the Washington, D.C. area before wider deployment.
KEY POINTS
- The Wall Street Journal reports the FAA will soon roll out Smart (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), an AI-driven, cloud-based system from Air Space Intelligence that is expected to help predict traffic flows and identify conflicts by assessing schedules, weather, airport capacity and airspace conditions.
- The program is reported to cost about $875 million over 12 years and will launch in the Washington, D.C.
- This is a major AI-driven modernization of U.S. air-traffic management with potential impacts on safety, traffic forecasting, and how staffing shortages are handled.
WHY IT MATTERS
This is a major AI-driven modernization of U.S. air-traffic management with potential impacts on safety, traffic forecasting, and how staffing shortages are handled.