Originally Posted by
fergusd
It'l certainly will not stop, ever, until there is no way to save your life . . . and in that effort it will be examplary, unrelenting and far more capable than a human . . . things move on . . .
From your trusted friends at boeing :
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/ae...icle_03_2.html
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n the early days of flight, approximately 80 percent of accidents were caused by the machine and 20 percent were caused by human error. Today that statistic has reversed. Approximately 80 percent of airplane accidents are due to human error (pilots, air traffic controllers, mechanics, etc.) and 20 percent are due to machine (equipment) failures"
Well at least they won't be able to blame the pilot, if there isn't one. So who will they blame. Who will pick up the tab. I suspect that thought may be what is slowing down the enthusiasm for autonomous cars also.
I also suspect that the computer will be programmed to minimise the cost of the crash to the tab picker-upper. Whether that works to the benefit of the SLF is another question.