The concept of an airplane that does not require a pilot to control the flight is not a new concept, but the practical implementation is still too early to do.
Recently, the airplane developer company Airbus is reported to be testing their flight assistant technology called DragonFly. This digital assistant can perform a number of activities without requiring input from the pilot.
According to Airbus, DragonFly is able to change the plane's flight direction using sufficient weather and airspace data and communicate with nearby airports to land the plane without requiring input from the pilot.
Even DragonFly can also be used to help in terms of driving at the airport, where the data received from the flight tower can be directly inputted and provide the pilot with the most efficient route to the landing gate and so on.
Testing for DragonFly's virtual flight assistant is currently limited to an Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. So far, Airbus has not announced any further plans for the introduction of this system on its aircraft fleet, and it may take several years before it is used more widely.