Automation in ATC exists a little yes, as you said for collision detection, ground proximity warning and runway infringement. That's mostly it.
We have some cool toys to make life easier like CPDLC to communicate via data-link instead of voice, multi layer radar screens with tons of functions, ATIS generation etc but those are not automation, just QOL improvement and if anything goes wrong we go back to old school ATC by voice and maths.
There is a lot of automation in the data part of ATC, so flight plans processing, radar correlation, meteo data etc etc. But this is just normal IT stuff in 2023.
Some cool project are getting there, like virtual towers with augmented reality by using cameras instead of looking out a window.
My company did recruit an expert in big data and ML to develop new tools and automate stuff, but always data related, nothing to do with controlling and aircraft on a radar screen.
We have some cool toys to make life easier like CPDLC to communicate via data-link instead of voice, multi layer radar screens with tons of functions, ATIS generation etc but those are not automation, just QOL improvement and if anything goes wrong we go back to old school ATC by voice and maths.
There is a lot of automation in the data part of ATC, so flight plans processing, radar correlation, meteo data etc etc. But this is just normal IT stuff in 2023.
Some cool project are getting there, like virtual towers with augmented reality by using cameras instead of looking out a window. My company did recruit an expert in big data and ML to develop new tools and automate stuff, but always data related, nothing to do with controlling and aircraft on a radar screen.