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It's worth remembering that airplanes are only the safest way to travel because they put black boxes in the backs of planes to figure out why they were crashing
by mkr-hn 13y ago
It's worth remembering that airplanes are only the safest way to travel because they put black boxes in the backs of planes to figure out why they were crashing constantly.
Trillions of miles later, we freak out if a plane's landing gear fails and the plane has to skid to an otherwise uneventful landing.
- dorfsmay 13y agoAnd the fact that pilots spend a lot mote time in training than drivers, and the fact that there are two pilots, and Air Traffic Controllers, and computers constantly checking the pilots input as well as the flight conditions, and ...
- mkr-hn 13y agoThat helps prevent pilot errors. It doesn't help identify mechanical/software failures after the plane is in billions of tiny pieces.
- codex 13y agoAlso, plains undergo near-constant diagnostics and preventative maintenance work.
- mkr-hn 13y agoDon't most new cars carry some kind of data recorder? If a failure is due to pilot error or lack of maintenance, we can at least use the data pulled from the melted, twisted wreck to rule out design flaws.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoThey do, but its built into the airbag system, and only commits the last 15-30 seconds of vehicle data when the airbag is triggered. Tesla and GM vehicles have more sophisticated telematics than other car makers, and I'm sure Tesla is taking advantage of the data (battery pack performance, etc). You'll also get a call if your battery charge drops to a level that will damage your battery.