Trump Team Upgrades Air Traffic Control with Palantir's AI

0:00It's April 27th, welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Trump team is pushing to upgrade America's crumbling air traffic control with Palantir's AI tech, as old systems start breaking down left and, right? The Federal Aviation Administration plans a full overhaul, shifting to a cloud setup that uses AI to forecast traffic jams and tweak take-off times, before issues hit. News in the mix against a couple rivals for a big contract on something called SMRT aiming to stretch conflict predictions from 15 minutes out to a full two hours ahead. Officials say they've got $12.5 billion from Congress so far, but need another $20 billion to finish the job, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stressing the cash crunch. Duffy figures if they kick it off now, the software could roll out in two and a half years, spotting backups weeks early and smoothing flights by, minutes setting up a slick new sky system for the long haul.