Originally Posted by
Kennytheking
Who is going to deliver this technology?
Boeing can't even build an normal aeroplane that stay in the air without crashing - you really want to trust them with this leap in technology?
Every time Airbus puts out an OEB, they are telling us that the computer cannot cope with something. The A380 cannot fly though an area of GPS jamming without it mangling the MMR, requiring a ground reset before you can do any form of FMS approach. It also has problems intercepting the localiser these days, something planes have been doing for almost a century. I'm not sure they are capable of delivering the level of reliable technology required for autonomous flight.
the max crosswind on my aircraft (350) is 30 knots for auto land. What do you do when it’s above that in an autonomous aircraft? Does it try? Divert automatically? Keep trying until it runs out of fuel..