Yes of course it will, but you won't need 'pilots' up front as you did in days of yore. Have as many as you like in the flight deck, but the simple fact is that they will not be required to 'handle' the thing, that is to risky. The vast majority of accidents are caused by pilots and the industry is looking to get them out of the loop. The point of this thread was to discuss the future in aviation, it is already obvious both from the experiences of us in it and the trend in design and automation of aircraft that the future for those who feel it necessary to 'pole' the thing is limited. After all it is no longer necessary to 'fly' in the simulator, apart from a ILS and G/A the whole thing is done with the autopilot, the old instrument rating is long gone replaced by a more realistic test using the aircrafts automatics and things will continue to develop. As for being a pilot, well it's not that big a deal, it's the size of some of the ego's that produces the Neos et al in this business. Problem for you boys is that the 'managers' in the business who employ you don't share your inflated opinions of yourselves.