Pilotless aircraft? I doubt it. People will always want a person to have “final say” - as others have pointed out, intercity trains still have drivers after all.
What will happen over the next (10+) years, is a transition to single pilot airliners. All the safety of “man-in-the-loop”, a halving of pilot salary costs (maybe more) and the punters will lap it up. Particularly when this gets approval.
https://news.sky.com/story/robot-co-...lator-10881082
www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/embraer-reveals-vision-for-single-pilot-airliners-343348/