Airbus tests Optimate automated gate-to-gate mission profile on A350-1000 demonstrator

PUBT · 2d ago
Airbus tests Optimate automated gate-to-gate mission profile on A350-1000 demonstrator
  • Airbus ended its UpNext Optimate R&D campaign, testing automated gate-to-gate operations using an A350-1000 test aircraft.
  • Program logged more than 500 hours of ground trials, plus 14 flight hours, to mature taxi automation and pilot-assist functions.
  • Taxi testing reached centimeter-level positioning using multi-sensor fusion, supported by experimental quantum sensing for resilient navigation.
  • Hybrid 5G, satellite, radio links were trialed to strengthen airport connectivity, enabling real-time routing, weather avoidance, diversion planning.
  • Results will feed into other engineering programs, supporting greater cockpit automation while keeping pilots in control.


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