BBC News Website today

Franglais:

Wheel Nut:
Most aircraft have autopilot that handles 90% of a transatlantic flight, the pilots work is important but short lived.

Take off and landing the pilot(s) will be covering the controls and should be fully alert. Mid Atlantic they may be more relaxed and slower to respond to an incident. They will have minutes to get their act together. A truck driver may have less than a second to react.

autonomous trucks will still have “drivers” in the cab as a safety measure, to be on hand in case of mechanical problems or even “speak to police” in the event of an incident on the highway.

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