Reply To: Drone Taxis

@lakewhut
Whether robots are safer than humans is a big debate.
On the one hand, most plane crashes are caused by pilot error.
On the flip side, there have been many incidents in where planes would have crashed if not for the pilot thinking out of the box.

The recent helicopter crash in Manhattan is an example of a crash caused by pilot error. The pilot was not instrument rated and was not allowed to fly in limited visibility. He waited for 2 hours for the weather to clear up and in the end he went for it, causing him to crash. A drone would not have crashed in that situation.

But what would have happened to the plane by the “miracle on the Hudson” if it would not have had a pilot on board. Would it have went for the Hudson or tried to go an airport.

Pilots go through training to react correctly if the engine fails. Do you go for the highway, beach, soccer field, or any other place. it is dependent on many variables, and usually just common sense. If there is traffic on the highway, don’t land there. If there are kids playing ball on a field, don’t land there.

Each case is different, and the big question is, are people ready to put there lives in the hands of a drone that will only do what its programmed to do?

Captain™