The luxury of long technology evaluation cycles, introspective analysis of systems, and long deployment timeframes are giving way to rapid deployments and systems designed for accuracy and speed.

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X1 currently is in a research and development phase, where the primary focus is development, evaluation and improvement of the technology.

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But a bigger leap was just announced: The jointly funded Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation and Assessment (ASTRAEA) group in the U.K. is going to begin autonomous flight trials using a 19-seat Jetstream 31 commuter aircraft.

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The project team is combining new text analytics technology with a comprehensive design evaluation to make it intuitive and informative to use.

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Meanwhile, all manner of reform advocates continue their decades-long scramble for solutions: smaller classes, longer days, better teachers, better principals, better superintendents, improved student testing, more rigorous teacher evaluation, more imaginative use of technology.

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