They are testing DRONE cars in Nevada for god's sake, most car companies are testing cruise control "autopilot". Who would ever believe we'd be sending robots and drones into combat? There are plenty of automated train systems. NASA has been doing this stuff forever, and it's trickled down into nearly every facet of our life. Automated "airliners" are coming, it's just a matter of when. No, we aren't ready for them yet, but at some point, we will be. Think of how much money the company can save when you can just have a Sony robot up front there, maybe two for redundancy. No salary, no pension, no recurrent training, etc.