Originally Posted by
C130driver
There's no significant cost savings with this, and if they were, it's not as if demand would skyrocket for air travel; in essence the cost savings could either be seen by increased profits to the execs or lower tickets to the pax- either way it's break even, not even accounting for the initial costs and risks
How do you figure there's no cost savings? By cutting out one pilot in 5 years, which is highly likely, you just reduced your cost by billions. By cutting out the other pilot in 15 years, the cost suddenly gets reduced to 0 dollars to pilot a plane. The technology pays for itself within a year, and the public doesn't care because ticket prices are lower. Plain and simple.