--- title: "Airbus Planes Will Track How Often Passengers Go to the Bathroom" description: "In an effort to personalize the experience of flying for passengers, aerospace giant Airbus is testing out a new Internet of Things platform that connects a large amount of data, including how often passengers go to the bathroom and even how long they have to wait to go pee. Announced on Wednesday, Airbus’ new “Airspace […]" date: "2019-09-13" modified: "2019-09-13" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/airbus-plane-technology-tracks-bathroom" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "airbus" - "airplanes" - "personal flight" - "the digest" --- # Airbus Planes Will Track How Often Passengers Go to the Bathroom ![In an effort to personalize the experience of flying, Airbus is testing out a new Internet of Things platform that collects data like bathroom visits.]() *\Image: Airbus\* ## Bathroom Break In the future, airplane bathrooms will never run out of toilet paper again. At least, that's Airbus's excuse for a cursed-sounding new Internet of Things platform that collects a large amount of data about passengers, [according to *Bloomberg*]() — including how often they go to the bathroom and how long they have to wait to pee. ## Pee Tape Airbus [says it's]() testing its "Airspace Connected Experience" tech in its experimental A350-900 Flight Lab aircraft. The data collected includes "pre- and remote ordering of preferred meals, booking of private bin space, setting of individual seat positions, as well as a tailor-made inflight \[entertainment\] offer," according to a press release. Oh yeah, and the pee thing. ## Digital Trolleys The big-picture vision is a system that can track the amount of free space available in overhead bins, make it easier for crew members to identify who ordered a vegan meal, and track obscure data points like how much soap and toilet paper are left in the crapper. The platform will also give crew members access to the data through a mobile smart device — meaning they could get ahead of maintaining bathrooms that were in use far more than others and know when somebody needs help while inside the bathroom, according to *Bloomberg*. **READ MORE:** [The Next Generation of Aircraft Will Track Your Bathroom Visits]() \[*Bloomberg*\] **More on airplane tech:** *[These Futuristic Airplane Seats Could Make Flying Economy Better]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()