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Bend alot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCQ_-Id8zI
Or a quote in this one "anybody want to crash a few airliners"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlKDkTbUFhU
I don't think security is a real issue that can not easily be dealt with, similar or more damage can/could be done hacking into cars and trucks computers.
2 or more independent flying and navigating systems could be used and any conflicting data lead to a safe mode landing.
Also a drone will be of a fairly light mass and not carry lots of combustible fuel, so its targets would need to be very strategic and defenceless. Yes we could load it up with explosives and send it off empty to a target to detonate on arrival - but we can fit a sensor to detect that and instantly report it and disable flight.
As I've posted before, i love the idea of these flying drones though I'll let others 'prove' them first. If a drone vehicles operating computer gets hacked I'd rather be in one that has four wheels and on the ground then one that is several thousand feet in the air..
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