AI Program Can Modify Accents In Pilot And ATC Audio In Real Time

Air traffic controller in tower at London Heathrow Airport

Honeywell’s RASP technology would modify accents that can complicate communciation between pilots and air traffic controllers.

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For those amused by radio recordings of American pilots trying to communicate with heavily accented French air traffic controllers, your fun may soon be coming to an end. Honeywell is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) program that would almost instantaneously modify even the heaviest of...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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