Sailplane Learns Autonomous Soaring With Microsoft AI

Microsoft is teaching an unmanned sailplane to autonomously find and use thermals for soaring as part of efforts to develop artificial intelligence (AI) that works in the uncertainties of the real world. Flights were conducted at the Hawthorne Advanced Drone Multiplex operated by the Nevada...

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