not to derail the thread, but I'd bet 95% of people age 20 and under would in a heart beat.. The comfort with technology is generational.... sure the guys in their late 40's and up might be suspicious but the new generations who grew up with heavy computer automation are far more receptive.. There are already numerous automated trains operating all over the world, and nobody things twice..

with ADS-C / FANS, we're already 90% of the way there with the necessary data uplink to aircraft, and when you think about it, today more than ever ATC/Controllers control an airplane and pilot NAV is not what it used to be in the 70's and 80's..

I don't like it, but it's just a matter of time before we are flying on 1 and 0 pilot airplanes.