Re:Waymo's collision avoidance testing
by gitfan86 on Thursday December 15, 2022 @08:16AM
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It doesn't matter, the point is that relying on autopilot will open up crash risks that do not exist with manual flight controls
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Re:Waymo's collision avoidance testing
by pauljurczak on Thursday December 15, 2022 @11:27PM
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It does matter! I'm assuming that any sane person, especially a highly trained professional, is not fully relying on automation and has at least some idea of its limitations. In the case of MCAS, corporate fraud distorted the level of trust pilots had in automation, leading to loss of life.