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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by bglazer on Monday April 25, 2016 @10:37PM (#11569054)
Honestly, I'm not sure that most people understand the extent to which commercial airline flight is automated. For example, most people are shocked when I tell people that pilots are required to let the plane auto-land under very bad visibility conditions.
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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by throwaway_xx9 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @12:49AM (#11569526)
> "most people are shocked when I tell people that pilots are required to let the plane auto-land under very bad visibility conditions."

As a commercially-rated pilot I would be shocked, too - since few airport runways are certified for Cat III landings, and that's only under restricted wind speeds.

And even after autoland in fog, a pilot still taxis up to the gate.

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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by eggy on Monday April 25, 2016 @10:54PM (#11569118)
Jeez, I admit I am, was now, one of those people!...changes flight to train ticket... ;)
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