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Does anyone else think that may be full autonomous flying of aircraft will be easier to make practical than driving of automobiles?
by billfruit 6y ago
Does anyone else think that may be full autonomous flying of aircraft will be easier to make practical than driving of automobiles?
- craftinator 6y agoI thought this was obvious. The complexity that cars deal with during travel is many orders of magnitude higher than the complexity aircraft deal with, and cars actually have an effect on the complexity of the environment they travel in, unlike aircraft. For the most part, aircraft one have ONE object that they have to avoid hitting, and it's the size of a planet, and engages in zero direction changes. Aircraft are simple.
- bumby 6y agoYes. It’s a much more regulated industry that already has mandatory equipment that helps solve the problem (e.g., transponders), there’s often more time to perceive and mitigate a risk (outside of takeoff and landing), less variable environments etc
- fullshark 6y agoThe upside is much smaller though. There are lot more drivers than pilots, and crashes are so less common.