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Re:Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, ... by Simulacra on Monday July 27, 2020 @05:51PM (#23969834)
"Russian jet crashed 'because captain couldn't land without autopilot"

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/16/russian-jet-crashed-captain-c...

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Re:Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, ... by lightgreen on Monday July 27, 2020 @06:46PM (#23970319)
The jet crashed because lightning hit it, the plane did not have an feature to drop fuel and landed over max landing weight and there are other reasons.

Metro is not the most reliable source of information.

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Re:Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, ... by carabiner on Monday July 27, 2020 @07:59PM (#23970775)
"N crashes prevented due to automation" - A headline that will/can never be written. Net result is that automation saves lives.
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