Could a Better User Interface Mitigate Automation Addiction?
New pilot training provisions of an FAA pilot and crewmember training regulation become effective in November 2018. (Photo: Airbus)
New pilot training provisions of an FAA pilot and crewmember training regulation become effective in November 2018. (Photo: Airbus)

One man and his team think they may have an answer to the problem of over-reliance on automation by pilots who are insufficiently trained to handle an aircraft when the technology falters.