Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, and landing tests

Re:Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, ... by maeln on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @04:15AM (#23973539)

> How many variables do you see here?

Unless we are talking metro, where I live it is not that uncommon to have some animal wonder on the tracks, people trying to commit suicide on the track, people throwing things at the train from bridges, ...

Hell, I there was even an hot air balloon that crashed on the train track a few years back in my city, blocking trains for the whole day.

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Re:Airbus' self-flying plane just completed taxi, take-off, ... by ApolloFortyNine on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:17AM (#23976020)

Those are really all one variable, object on tracks.

And I got some bad news if you think 140 car freight trains stop for a deer on the tracks.

>people throwing things at the train from bridges,

I'm not too sure what you think an operator does today, besides maybe calling their dispatch/911.

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