Originally Posted by
Often1
This is not new and has been around worldwide for a good 4-5 years for landings at runways with Cat III equpt. and upgraded avionics onboard.
The system would not generally be deployed, but when both the runway and aircraft are equipped, it avoids a diversion (or cancellation at departure point).
Autoland has been around for 50 years (nearly to the day!) What’s changed in the few years is that PEDs are more common and can be left on in flight with less restrictions.