The strides that driving automation has made over the past few years are pretty impressive. I think this is going to bring a huge change in transportation at some point. What sort of impact do you think this will have on general aviation?
My guess is that it will impact general aviation (and not only).
In the name of safety, comfort and convenience, mom and dad will send Billy and Betty to school in an autonomous roll cage. Heck, mom and dad will even save a great deal on insurance and not have to pay extra for driving one of those dangerous, loud and polluting classics.
Billy and Betty grow up: never been in an accident and got ready for whatever they needed to while being driven, every day... without ever driving.
Some old dude flies his spam cam in the sky, getting high like like in the old days. What will Billy and Betty think of it?
- Wow, that is so dangerous! What fool would risk doing that?
- Wow, that's a hard thing to do: use both of your feet, and hands, and think and talk at the same time?? When did I ever have to do
that??
Ha! And that's my view of a bright, safe and comfortable future
