⊲ BBC News ⊳ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is calling for video game enthusiasts to join its ranks to help solve a persistent worker shortage. A new advertising campaign highlights that...
Category: Transport
Training for the World’s Largest Cruise Ships
⊲ UNILAD Tech ⊳ ABB Group, a Swedish-Swiss technology firm, operates a high-tech simulator in Helsinki designed to train crews for some of the world’s largest cruise ships, including Royal...
NASA Simulation Shape Artemis Launch
⊲ NASA ⊳ NASA reports that engineers used its LAVA (Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics) simulation tool, drawing on Artemis I launch data, to study how SLS exhaust, air, water and the...
VR Walkaround Trainer Gets Approval
⊲ Cineon ⊳ UK emotion-aware technology company Cineon reports that the UK Civil Aviation Authority has approved its TACET Walkaround as an Other Training Device, described as the first VR-based...
Airbus Expands VR Pilot Training
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Airbus Helicopters has introduced a Loft Dynamics virtual reality simulator to support H125 type rating training. The device recreates helicopter handling, cockpit systems and...
Global Simulator Demand Set to Rise
⊲ openPR ⊳ HTF Market Intelligence outlines strong projected growth for the global pilot training simulation systems market between 2025 and 2032, driven by aviation expansion and rising safety...
Frankfurt Welcomes 777-9 Simulator
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Lufthansa Aviation Training has taken delivery of the world's first Boeing 777-9 full-flight simulator to reach an airline group. The device arrived at the Lufthansa Training Centre in...
Testing Rare Automotive Scenarios Through Simulation
⊲ Automotive World ⊳ Waymo has introduced a generative simulation model, the Waymo World Model, powered by Google DeepMind’s Genie 3, designed to enhance its autonomous driving system by simulating...
Flight Simulation Conference Report
⊲ Royal Aeronautical Society ⊳ A report on the 2025 Flight Simulation Specialist Group Conference which included discussion on how regulation is responding to XR devices, digital twins, AI-driven...
$1.15bn Valuation for Simpler Flying
⊲ Flying Magazine ⊳ California-based aviation automation startup Skyryse has raised more than $300 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $1.15 billion as it moves toward certification...
Advanced Vehicle Simulator Accelerates Autonomous Testing
⊲ Interesting Engineering ⊳ Graz University of Technology and Magna have launched a highly advanced driving simulator at the Advanced Driving Simulation Center. This facility enables engineers to...
Level D and XR Based Simulators Coexist
⊲ Vertical Magazine ⊳The article describes how European helicopter training providers are balancing traditional simulators with new virtual and mixed reality systems to meet diverse operator needs...