Problem is millions of people are never able to reach that conclusion.

 

Attornies and inability to get insurance will crush this industry in the US.

 

I actually think it could be safer than traditional GA. The highly automated flight controls will reduce the required pilot skill to pretty much "point and shoot".

The redundant propulsion should essentially eliminate the engine failure risk factor, which is significant for both ASEL and light AMEL.

Where these people could get in trouble safety-wise is if the FAA (or congress) gives them too much regulatory/certification rope and they go cheap, creating unnecessary hardware reliability hazards.

My guess is that big hurdle is going to be public acceptance of noise and airial congestion. Initially they can avoid that simply by limiting where they operate, but to ultimately achieve the economy of scale and market penetration needed to make huge ROI, they're going to need to fly where people live and work.

Pilot shortage might be an issue, although it will be so easy that they might not need traditional career-track professional pilots. Or maybe it could serve as an ATP time-building oppotunity.