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		maxerickson on March 6, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Driverless lorries to be trialled in UK I don't trust people to pay attention, so I don't want them on the road if they require an attentive driver. I guess for testing requiring a driver is fine, but they should be taking video of the test drivers and evaluating their level of attention. Planes don't really have so many things to collide with, so I don't think the choices made about autopilot there are instructive.

sandworm101 on March 6, 2016 [–]

Would you get onto a plane that didn't have a human pilot?

maxerickson on March 6, 2016 | [–]

If I believed it to be well tested and reliable, sure. I'd be relying on other people to provide those assurances though.

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