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		hailwren on Oct 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wisk Aero: Autonomous Urban Air Mobility Are you conflating land vehicles with air ones? Because autopilot flies more hours than pilots in 2022.

ryukafalz on Oct 12, 2022 | [–]

Between airports, long distances, on well-known routes. That is a very different problem than autonomous air taxis.

(And it's not like autopilot is full automation. You still need a pilot.)

forgetfreeman on Oct 12, 2022 | [–]

How frequently do you think commercial air liners have to dodge a cellphone tower at cruising altitude?

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