The Federal Aviation Administration is considering using Palantir for a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at assisting with air traffic management.
The FAA has brought in Palantir, along with Thales SA and Airspace Intelligence, to compete on the project, which is part of a broader push to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system. Congress has allocated $12.5 billion for the effort, though the FAA has said it will require roughly $20 billion to finish overhauling the system.
“We are going to revolutionize our air traffic management by modernizing our software, moving to a centralized cloud-based software system that will use artificial intelligence to predict air traffic flows and adjust departure times to resolve conflicts,” the FAA said in a statement, according to Bloomberg.
