[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Autopilot being monitored by two pilots is substantially different than fully automated driving with no driver. Not to mention the airspace at 35,000 ft is far more predicable and controlled than a side street in LA. Also you’re flying in an aircraft that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to develop and test to very rigorous FAA standards.

Tell that to the families of the Air India crash victims. Seems like at least one of those 2 pilots didn’t notice the fuel switches were turned off until it was too late.

Full automatic would not have allowed this.