How Autonoma and Cisco Are Reimagining Air Travel
Key Highlights
- ➤Autonoma’s AutoVerse digital twin built on Cisco (CSCO) technology targets airport operations
- ➤Autonoma cited a 99% reduction in deployment risk
- ➤Simulations run hundreds of times faster than real time, 50 in parallel on one machine
- ➤Delta pilot tested gate assignments and forecast four-to-six-hour airport conditions
- ➤Augusta simulations tested around 40 parking strategies across different traffic levels
Expert Statements
Wayne Cuervo, Director of Business Development, Cisco Country Digital Acceleration
“An airport is the front door to a country and its economy.”
Will Bryan, Founder and CEO of Autonoma
“For Augusta, we tested around 40 different parking strategies, each across different traffic levels.”
Will Bryan, Founder and CEO of Autonoma
“Working with Cisco, we can run these simulations hundreds of times faster than real time, 50 in parallel on a single machine, because the Cisco hardware is resilient enough to handle it.”
Wayne Cuervo, Director of Business Development, Cisco Country Digital Acceleration
“I'd say running an airport on traditional methods, even spreadsheets, are no longer effective, and frankly no longer a responsible way to run critical services.”
Wayne Cuervo, Director of Business Development, Cisco Country Digital Acceleration
“Responsibly-deployed AI and simulation can help improve the outcomes airports care most about: digital resilience, security, efficiency, and sustainability.”
Will Bryan, Founder and CEO of Autonoma
“What we're proving at Autonoma is that simulations can predict outcomes beyond the foresight of any individual.”
Wayne Cuervo, Director of Business Development, Cisco Country Digital Acceleration
“If it's rolled out across an airport, passengers get more efficient transit times, they can predict delays and weather effects, and the journey becomes more pleasant, more predictable, safer, and more efficient.”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 1, 2026 / By Leila Ilkhanoff | Purpose Communications Associate, CBEAM
Every traveler knows the feeling: the rolling delay that creeps from 15 minutes to three hours, the missing bag, the anxious dash between terminals. Air travel is one of the most universal experiences on the planet and one of the most complex systems humans have ever built. A single storm can ripple across an entire network, affecting thousands of passengers, millions of dollars, and, in the worst cases, safety itself.
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