Loss of power can be detected by measuring combustor heat output inside the engine, which you need to do anyway to detect flame out and to adjust the engine for best efficiency.
The control software does not need to know about the different models of engine. Each engine should measure its own performance and report the results to the self-fly software.
In the case of BA 38, this was done: the aircraft automatically detected the loss of power. Unfortunately the (dumb) autopilot had used a flight profile that was unsalvageable if loss of power had occurred at that point.
The future of travel is self-controlling vehicles. We have usable self-driving cars today. Airplanes are easier to control than cars, and the aviation market has a huge pent up demand for short hop travel that cannot be met by the heavily crewed business model.
The control software does not need to know about the different models of engine. Each engine should measure its own performance and report the results to the self-fly software.
In the case of BA 38, this was done: the aircraft automatically detected the loss of power. Unfortunately the (dumb) autopilot had used a flight profile that was unsalvageable if loss of power had occurred at that point.
The future of travel is self-controlling vehicles. We have usable self-driving cars today. Airplanes are easier to control than cars, and the aviation market has a huge pent up demand for short hop travel that cannot be met by the heavily crewed business model.