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The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.

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[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 36 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There is no possibility of this ever causing negative effects of any kind, certainly it will not ever be misused (like one pilot being pressured into flying 5 planes at once bc... profit).

  • Elon Musk, probably
[–] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

This is what I expect to happen to truck drivers first. Automating driving still needs help in the last mile conditions but can navigate distances easily. I foresee fleets of automated trucks which are remotely connected to pilot centers where truck "drivers" sit at simulated driving stations and connect from truck to truck as they enter or leave warehouses or transfer stations. Instead of a small percentage of high-stress driving separated with stretches of monotony, it will be 8 hours a day, 5 days a week of high stress operating.

[–] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I would bet more in the range of 20 to 30 in any 8 hour shift.