Posted on 05/16/2021 3:34:49 AM PDT by zeestephen
Reliable Robots and Xwing are two Bay Area start-ups working on planes that can fly themselves...Both companies said they are working with major logistics companies to deliver cargo as a first use case once FAA approval happens. [Link includes a 19 minute video with some beautiful photography]
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Why not? Driverless has worked so well for cars and trucks.
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The biggest cause of accidents I see now is too much automationa and too much reliance on that instead of flying the airplane. When the automation quits or fails, and it does, the pilots are behind the event trying to figure out what happened instead of being able to fly the airplane.
This idea of pilotless airplanes is ambition and greed gone out of control.
I see those commercials for the Pizza Hut remote controlled delivery vehicle and I’m impressed by the technology. However I’ll bet money that it will fail badly. What happens when it gets vandalized and robbed by some kids. Pizza Hut will have to send a human to recover the delivery vehicle.
What happens when it gets vandalized and robbed by some kids.
Hackers check our routs
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