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I think for the most part, we do. The pilots are part of the "theater of security"- the computer does most the work. Many people wouldn't ride in planes without a human behind the wheel. And this fear of machines is the biggest hurdle to auto-autos.



why do autopilots keep turning off every time the planes run into problems? like the air france and the air asia indonesia crash turning control over to pilots is a recipe for disaster.


They do eg when there is a mismatch between the numbers they getting from 2 different sensors.




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