They didn't need to take a bet though. It's not like early aircraft, where someone had to be there to steer. They could have run unmanned trials. Apparently th

They didn't need to take a bet though. It's not like early aircraft, where someone had to be there to steer. They could have run unmanned trials. Apparently that was the plan. The CEO scrapped the idea and fired the engineer who suggested it was a safety problem (he filed a whistleblower lawsuit).