A plane’s autonomous landing system took over and landed the aircraft at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield on Saturday.
The plane successfully landed while being piloted by Autoland, an autonomous emergency landing system made by Garmin International, according to a statement from Mikayla Rudolph, a senior public relations specialist for the technology company known for its GPS tech.
The statement did not specify why the autonomous landing system engaged.
Rudolph noted that this is the first time the system has landed a plane.said in the statement that it will release more information at the “appropriate time.”
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is aware of the autonomous landing, according to Sydny Boyd, a spokesperson for the airport. The plane landed safely, Boyd said, but declined to comment further.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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