BBCNEWS Click September 25, 2021 11:44:00
Require a safety pilot on board but the company is working to be entirely autonomous meaning none of these by the end of next year, and they're also hoping to get faa certification in 202a. all that the human pilot on board has to do is physically turn the plane on, check that all systems are go and press the button that activates the autonomous system. then it's up to the plane. it does have to liaise with a human in the ground control centre while it's making its way to the runway for takeoff but that's just to ensure it's safe to cross certain parts of the strip. during takeoff it's almost ...