<s>
AirSim	B-Language
(	O
Aerial	O
Informatics	O
and	O
Robotics	O
Simulation	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
,	O
cross	O
platform	O
simulator	O
for	O
drones	O
,	O
ground	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
cars	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
objects	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
Epic	O
Games’	O
proprietary	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
research	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
,	O
computer	B-Application
vision	I-Application
and	O
reinforcement	O
learning	O
algorithms	O
for	O
autonomous	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirSim	B-Language
provides	O
some	O
12	O
kilometers	O
of	O
roads	O
with	O
20	O
city	O
blocks	O
and	O
APIs	B-Application
to	O
retrieve	O
data	O
and	O
control	O
vehicles	O
in	O
a	O
platform	O
independent	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APIs	B-Application
are	O
accessible	O
via	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
programming	O
languages	O
,	O
including	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
Python	B-Language
and	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirSim	B-Language
supports	O
hardware-in-the-loop	B-Application
with	O
driving	B-Application
wheels	I-Application
and	O
flight	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
such	O
as	O
PX4	O
for	O
physically	O
and	O
visually	O
realistic	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
also	O
supports	O
common	O
robotic	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Robot	B-Application
Operating	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
ROS	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
Unreal	O
plug-in	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
dropped	O
into	O
any	O
Unreal	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
experimental	O
release	O
for	O
a	O
Unity	B-Application
plug-in	B-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
