Airbus close to landing fully automated passenger jets

I am with you on that, it makes perfect sense. I've come to accept that skepticism is healthy with things like this, it allows us to proceed with care and look at the issue from different angles. Plus, we've seen companies abuse our trust to gain a dollar.

I also wonder how, if they go fully automated, they handle the use case of a medical emergency. Who decides if the plan should land and where (the destination, on route, etc..)? It seems even if everything is fully automated they'll still be someone needed to make the final say (I guess the airlines would probably make this your customer service representative :)