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Re:TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains by sofixa on Saturday November 30, 2024 @04:02AM (#42280488)
It's just a bunch of if conditions, no need for AI. The problem is that sometimes something not planned in those if conditions happens, and then you need deduction and high knowledge of physics and the aircraft systems.
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Re:TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains by dzhiurgis on Saturday November 30, 2024 @05:17AM (#42280758)
You just killed a Copilot
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Re:TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains by JumpCrisscross on Saturday November 30, 2024 @05:30AM (#42280784)
> something not planned in those if conditions happens, and then you need deduction and high knowledge of physics and the aircraft systems

This is an argument for offloading checklists to an automated system. Not having more pilots to run more checklists.

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Re:TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains by sofixa on Saturday November 30, 2024 @09:08AM (#42281707)
On modern planes there is a very high degree of automation already. But it's a fine balance, because too complex automations can be confusing or unpredictable to the pilots. There are a few crashes due to pilots not understanding/fighting with automation.
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