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> However, overhauling the current system because it is incapable of handling the future where autonomous vehicles flood the skies, now that is something I can
by randmeerkat 2y ago
> However, overhauling the current system because it is incapable of handling the future where autonomous vehicles flood the skies, now that is something I can get behind.
Until cars can drive themselves without crashing into stopped fire trucks[1], I don’t want anything autonomous flying anywhere near where I live.
[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tesla-driver-killed-plowing-firetruck-northern-california-freeway-rcna71436 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tesla-driver-killed-plo...
- jmward01 2y agoPeople do that a lot too. Over 40k people died on the roads in 2022. Maybe we could save some of them if we went autonomous. The better decision point is about overall safety, not one-off incidents. In aviation, like driving, the #1 source of accidents is human error.