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Start with cargo, move to passenger flights once the automation has accumulated thousands of successful flights and millions of hours.
by aftbit 3y ago
Start with cargo, move to passenger flights once the automation has accumulated thousands of successful flights and millions of hours.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoAlso install in commercial passenger aircraft and enable to be pilot of last resort if onboard human pilots become incapacitated and a cryptographically verified command is sent to the aircraft (airline? ATC? TBD who should have this authority). Very similar to Cirrus Safe Return Autoland, but with additional safeguards (remote command from an approved authority) vs passenger command. > Once activated by the touch of a button, Safe Return assumes control of the aircraft and transforms the Vision Jet into an autonomous vehicle that navigates to the nearest suitable airport for landing, communicates with air traffic control, lands and brings the aircraft safely to a complete stop, allowing passengers to exit the aircraft. https://cirrusaircraft.com/story/faa-certifies-cirrus-vision-jets-safe-return-becoming-the-first-jet-aircraft-to-be-certified-with-garmin-autoland/ https://cirrusaircraft.com/story/faa-certifies-cirrus-vision... https://youtu.be/PiGkzgfR_c0 https://youtu.be/PiGkzgfR_c0
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> move to passenger flights once the automation has accumulated thousands of successful flights In the interim, you can reduce the number of pilots to one on non-ETOPS flights as well as their required minimum flight hours.