As mentioned in another HN thread, the Cirrus system is certainly spectacular, but it is heavy, requires a $15k repack every 10 years, and doesn't prevent a lar

As mentioned in another HN thread, the Cirrus system is certainly spectacular, but it is heavy, requires a $15k repack every 10 years, and doesn't prevent a large fraction of accident types (e.g., an uncontrolled spin). They are most necessary for private (human) pilots who are the most dangerous kind. It's plausible that the increased safety from an autonomous system will make parachute systems unnecessary, but you'd have to dig into the statistics.