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Originally Posted by UltArc
I've always heard flying cars exist and are easy to make and run, the issue is on the ground at 35 mph with clearly marked roads we can't stop banging into each other. At such speed, in the air, with no guidance, what would happen? Text messaging and flying in NY would be a lot worse than text messaging and driving, same with any big city. Heck, basically anywhere.
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From what i have read the FAA will still require the drivers to have pilot licences so the makers of the flying cars are attempting to get a computer pilot certified. So then the driver will think he is flying but all he is doing is feeding suggestions to the computer pilot who will then attempt to comply as long as it doesn't break any rules or cause a dangerous situation. So the flying cars would automatically avoid each other. Even a drunk could fly them as the computer pilot would not comply with any directives that caused any sort of danger.
I am sure some "clever" people may be able to trick the computer into doing something dangerous but in general it would be safer than letting the driver make the judgement calls on what was safe. After listening to several drivers saying things like, "Driving at double the speed limit is safe cos i am such good driver", i actually look forward to some sort of computer sanity checking.
Obviously there would be heaps of fail safes required before a computer would be accepted as a certified pilot not just an auto pilot. Multiple computers, redundancy, cross-checking, etc.