> nowhere near this yet Is that sure? Autonomous cars are hard because of “surprise”. Other drivers, kids, bicycles, randomness intersecting the street that

> nowhere near this yet Is that sure? Autonomous cars are hard because of “surprise”. Other drivers, kids, bicycles, randomness intersecting the street that has to be dealt with. By and large, aircraft have the way cleared for them by ATC, and objects that may intersect with them tend to be on a path that is neither “came out of nowhere” nor erratic (UFOs aside!). Weather is a challenge, but autopilot deals with weather already. Arguably there’s much less surprise for a sky bus than a road bus, and arguably the fact it’s a big airliner instead of a crossover SUV doesn’t make it particularly harder for a machine. TL;DR: Planes seem “nearer” than cars and some cars pretend to be automatic already.