Re:Uber confirms SoftBank has agreed to invest
by nickserv on Monday November 13, 2017 @07:31AM
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> Do not need to deal other non autonomous devices while in flight.
In a decent-sized city, there will be low-flying helicopters for police, fire and medical emergencies. Admittedly, this is much less common than for autonomous cars, but any slight problem could easily become catastrophic (no such thing as a fender bender in mid-air).
> Do not need to follow existing road traffic rules.
But do need to follow existing air traffic rules. New regulation would also certainly be drafted (one would hope anyway).
> Lot of paths available.
Maybe, again depends on regulation. Commercial airplanes do have certain "lanes" they are supposed to stay in, and are not allowed over certain areas.
In a decent-sized city, there will be low-flying helicopters for police, fire and medical emergencies. Admittedly, this is much less common than for autonomous cars, but any slight problem could easily become catastrophic (no such thing as a fender bender in mid-air).
> Do not need to follow existing road traffic rules.
But do need to follow existing air traffic rules. New regulation would also certainly be drafted (one would hope anyway).
> Lot of paths available.
Maybe, again depends on regulation. Commercial airplanes do have certain "lanes" they are supposed to stay in, and are not allowed over certain areas.