Honeywell and NXP Semiconductors will expand their partnership to develop AI-driven technology for aviation and autonomous flying, the companies said on Wednesday.

Honeywell (HON) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) announced a partnership expansion that will combine the capabilities of Honeywell Anthem avionics with NXP's high-performance computing architecture.

Groundbreaking aviation collaboration designed to expedite development and adoption of enhanced software, large area cockpit displays and autonomy platform

Honeywell has partnered with a major semiconductor provider as part of a plan to equip its avionics systems with increasingly advanced degrees of automation and artificial intelligence.