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[David]

On Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:38:09 AEST Tom Worthington wrote:

> Auto-pilots have proven very effective in aircraft. These reduce the workload on the pilot, and also make for a smoother trip. I expect it will be the case for cars as well.

That's true.  But in normal flight the time & space envelope in which an autopilot operates is relatively much larger than that of a vehicle on a busy road.  I'd imagine that even an automatic-landing system has much less scope for sudden and unpredictable collision events.  It might be an interesting exercise in control-systems theory.

But I suppose this discussion has just about run its course!

Cheers,
David L.