Comment on Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show

kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ronigami@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The sky is huge. In theory you should be able to avoid most crashes just by separation rules which can be automated.

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• FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The cars are autonomous, we need them because people can’t even manage a zip merge.

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  • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Know what can be automated a lot easier than cars or planes, and can carry orders of magnitude more people with much less fuel usage? Fucking trains.

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, a quadcopter train sounds like the obvious next step.

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      • titanicx@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It would have to be at least a octoper

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So the flying vehicles that apparently crashed into each other of their own accord are safer than cars? Really?

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not sure if you’re aware, but regular cars crash into each other as well.

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      • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Under the ring guidance in a three-dimensional environment yeah I don’t think so. I can always get out of my 2D car, I’m not sure about you.

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