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Re:Toyota Research Institute head says full autonomous drivi... by btian on Monday August 28, 2017 @01:13PM (#15118244)
Airlines will kill to get another 10% in margin.
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Re:Toyota Research Institute head says full autonomous drivi... by throwawayjava on Monday August 28, 2017 @01:43PM (#15118522)
So are flight attendants impossible to automate/do without? Or are there perhaps other forces -- beyond technical ones -- keeping humans in the plane?
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Re:Toyota Research Institute head says full autonomous drivi... by ghaff on Monday August 28, 2017 @02:27PM (#15118892)
AFAIK, the FAA requires a certain number of flight attendants for safety reasons.
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Re:Toyota Research Institute head says full autonomous drivi... by throwawayjava on Monday August 28, 2017 @02:57PM (#15119103)
Right, that's my point.
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