Originally Posted by
Ship741
Safety will be the factor that drives the change. For many years, humans have been distrustful of electronics, but todays snowflakes accept tech much more readily. Machines don't get tired, and we've been told that fatigue is a major cause of accidents. Machines do repetitive tasks billions of times without a single mistake, humans not so much. The only question is when it will happen and the intermediate steps to get there.
Dislciamer: I'm not a professional pilot I just lurk here.
Will there ever be an “un-hackable” technology platform out there? One that would assure Billy next door can’t write some code and ride off with 400 people across the Pacific Ocean? I think that would be the show stopper, at least for the foreseeable future.