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Airbus completes three-year autonomous-taxiing trials with A350 at Paris Charles de Gaulle

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Airbus UpNext has concluded its Optimate research program after 30 hours of A350 tests at Paris Charles de Gaulle in July 2026, following trials at Toulouse-Blagnac. The company says the work demonstrated safe autonomous taxiing, but has announced no date for operational deployment.

Discovered 2026-10-08T01:55:10.875788-07:00 | 2026-10-08T01:55:10.875788-07:00

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  • The trials move autonomous taxiing beyond simulation: an A350 completed 30 hours of testing at a major international airport, with testing also conducted at Toulouse-Blagnac.
  • Airbus says Optimate showed how autonomous ground movements could improve efficiency, but the research program’s conclusion does not establish an operational rollout timeline.

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