Originally Posted by
Noworkallplay
Yes sir! This is a ploy by management to get labor chasing their tail on something that is way far off on the horizon. Does anyone find FedEx’s timing impeccable on this issue 3 months prior to bargaining openers?
Probably. It's a huge leap for large jets, and an incredibly vast leap for no-pilot ops. The real-world aviation ecosystem isn't built for that.
Might be concerned a bit if they actually implement autonomous road vehicles... that don't require a safety observer, and don't routinely kill people by running into large objects at full speed, a la Tesla.
And if they rush it, they'll end up with high-visibility accidents which will just set them back more decades. Atlas 3591 didn't get a whole lot of press... but if it had been unmanned, it would have lead for days (especially with Trump out of office).