Originally Posted by
Uplinker
The ones I use (Airbus FBW) are very good indeed, but when the autopilots meet something that is beyond them, they drop out and hand control to us. If we weren't there in the cockpit, what would happen then?
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I'm sorry, but you are being ridiculous.
The Airbus system reacts as designed.
It is designed to operate with a human pilot, and is specifically designed to drop out and hand over under certain circumstances.
If it were designed to operate without you, it would operate differently!
I also find it astonishing that you are using Airbus tech as if it is somehow relevant or a benchmark.
The tech in an Airbus is prehistoric!
When the airbus systems were designed, mobile phones looked like this
You might as well say "if I fall asleep in my VW beetle it crashes therefor all autonomous cars are never going to work"