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I'm going to infer you're talking about drones. There is a quantum leap difference between self flying military robots, and ones that carry humans around safely
by overcast 10y ago
I'm going to infer you're talking about drones. There is a quantum leap difference between self flying military robots, and ones that carry humans around safely during rush hour crowds.
- Spooky23 10y agoWhat would someone say in 1996 about a form of cruise control that functions like an airplane shipping today in a Tesla? What would the average person say about a self-driving cab that is currently being piloted by Uber at that time? I'm honestly surprised about the downvoting and snark here. There are Air Force officers sitting in trailers in Nevada right now controlling swarms of semi-autonomous drones, performance surveillance and blowing stuff up. Why is a simple air taxi beyond the imagination?
- overcast 10y agoRemote controlled aircraft are not even in the same ballpark as autonomous aircraft that pick up humans, and drop them off at school/work/home. No one is arguing that this won't be common place someday, but that is a distant future. Self driving cabs are natural a iteration of an existing mode of transportation. Going from manual land cars, to automated flying cars is not even close.