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Recently, Andre posted:
As was pointed out earlier, I think the issue is more social then technical. We have UAVs that are towed to a takeoff point, a computer program lauches and later lands the vehicle and a pilot sees what the plane sees via satilite. The flight is carried out, 99% by the program put into the UAV before departure and the "pilot" takes over only if they see something on the ground that makes them want to take a closer look. (rest snipped for brevity) All that has happened is that the pilot is outside the cockpit. The UAVs are *not* acting autonomously, which is a pre-requisite for _pilotless_ operation. Neil |
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