> A likely mistake seems to be trying to get this off-the-ground in the US regulatory climate. It'd be much easier to do this in a friendlier regime, more toler

> A likely mistake seems to be trying to get this off-the-ground in the US regulatory climate. It'd be much easier to do this in a friendlier regime, more tolerant of occasional crashes, get experience, and move into Western markets after the concept is validated. California seems like just about the worst place to start. Where would this “more friendly” regulatory climate exist and how to you get the best aerospace engineers in the world there? There’s nothing to prevent this company from testing models in California, and unmanned. What’s the point of starting somewhere that lets you kill test pilots with fewer consequences. This is mastabatory libertarian bullshit. No high tech startup wins and loses on regulation.