"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
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> Opinicus > wrote in
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>> Driverless cars are Stupid Technology.
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> We've had what are essentially pilotless aircraft for decades now. Oh,
> sure, there's a flight crew on the flight deck ready to take over in case
> of computer failure, but your average widebody carrying several hundred
> human beings is being flown by well over a hundred microprocessors, from
> takeoff to landing. As a former software engineer, I think about that a
> lot every time I board a flight...

Yes, and it is a scary thought! At least there are not too many planes
knocking around for it to bump into


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