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Don't today's drones and airplanes demonstrate that automating flying is a lot easier than automating driving?
by georgeecollins 9y ago
Don't today's drones and airplanes demonstrate that automating flying is a lot easier than automating driving?
- aqme28 9y agoThat might stop being true if the air is as crowded as the roads.
- jonny_eh 9y agoAs long as they're all outfitted with transponders, and piloting is automated, I don't see that being an issue.
- fizx 9y agoThe air won't have pedestrians and bikes!
- alfla 9y agoPara/hang-gliders, small drones, birds. There's plenty of stuff you don't want to hit :-)
- justasitsounds 9y agoCue legislation to make kites, balloons and RC aircraft illegal
- laythea 9y agoTrue. But there is a reason pilots are still a requirement.
- nradov 9y agoNo they don't. Drones are generally only allowed to fly at very low altitude in most US airspace because they can't reliably see and avoid manned aircraft operating under VFR.
- dimatura 9y agoI work in the field. Basically, yes. On average it is easier to fly than it is to drive, mostly because there's far fewer things to crash into. But on the other hand, almost any failure can become catastrophic - falling out of the sky will usually have much worse consequences than, say, bumping into the car in front of you.