(I hate to say it but) ackshually the question has been around for probably well over a decade, so long that I can't recall exactly. It must have been around 2013 and I was researching whether the 911 planes could have been remote hijacked.
(There were no planes that crashed that day so the point ultimately turns out to be moot, but that's a story for another day. Anyway....)
I came across a video at the time talking about the capabilities of autopilot systems. I confirmed that, yes, they were entirely capable of flying a jetliner on any normal commercial route. Thus, if you could control the autopilot remotely, you could fly anywhere you liked.
What I was surprised to hear them say was that autopilots were capable even at that time not only of operating the aircraft mid-journey, but entirely from gate to gate. Impressive, really, and the point is that "AI" was not mentioned and has nothing to do with this question.
The real issue then and now is as posed at the top of the video: no one wants to board a plane, glance to their left, and see an empty cockpit. Or one without controls. Or one just with seats for people that like to ride up front on a roller coaster.
Remember the brand new boeings with the retarded autopilot landing feature that couldn’t be disengaged a few years back? After 2 multifatality incidents, they briefly recalled them… i think one was in africa.
It's really a general thing with the control systems on modern aircraft. You see the details of the complexity of any aspect and think, "This cannot possibly be the best way to design this, no way, not after this many decades." Oh, and they're all different brand to brand and airframe to airframe. Pure insanity.
It's really seeing how the sausage is made. Best not to know!
I see this in cars all the time now.
Fuck these twist knobs and window switches instead of gear shifts! It’s lunacy, cars have power failures and electrical system problems all the time…wtf
Since it’s usually coupled with keyless electric start—
It’s a deathtrap. Just think of all the toyotas that had accelerator sticking issues a few years back —
Now there’s NO way to shift into neutral or turn the key off/kill the engine if your car chimps out.
I won't even fly in one with a pilot
Smart think'n
(I hate to say it but) ackshually the question has been around for probably well over a decade, so long that I can't recall exactly. It must have been around 2013 and I was researching whether the 911 planes could have been remote hijacked.
(There were no planes that crashed that day so the point ultimately turns out to be moot, but that's a story for another day. Anyway....)
I came across a video at the time talking about the capabilities of autopilot systems. I confirmed that, yes, they were entirely capable of flying a jetliner on any normal commercial route. Thus, if you could control the autopilot remotely, you could fly anywhere you liked.
What I was surprised to hear them say was that autopilots were capable even at that time not only of operating the aircraft mid-journey, but entirely from gate to gate. Impressive, really, and the point is that "AI" was not mentioned and has nothing to do with this question.
The real issue then and now is as posed at the top of the video: no one wants to board a plane, glance to their left, and see an empty cockpit. Or one without controls. Or one just with seats for people that like to ride up front on a roller coaster.
I agree with your assessment, this has been in the works awhile.
Remember the brand new boeings with the retarded autopilot landing feature that couldn’t be disengaged a few years back? After 2 multifatality incidents, they briefly recalled them… i think one was in africa.
It's really a general thing with the control systems on modern aircraft. You see the details of the complexity of any aspect and think, "This cannot possibly be the best way to design this, no way, not after this many decades." Oh, and they're all different brand to brand and airframe to airframe. Pure insanity.
It's really seeing how the sausage is made. Best not to know!
I see this in cars all the time now. Fuck these twist knobs and window switches instead of gear shifts! It’s lunacy, cars have power failures and electrical system problems all the time…wtf
Since it’s usually coupled with keyless electric start— It’s a deathtrap. Just think of all the toyotas that had accelerator sticking issues a few years back —
Now there’s NO way to shift into neutral or turn the key off/kill the engine if your car chimps out.