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They are also very popular in China, the dang things are on just about every surface.
I think a compromise solution would be to extend the ADA to cover websites, so companies have to produce sites that can be understood by screen readers and other assistive devices. That would more or less give you the outcome you want, but without the need for a prescriptive solution.
I think the use of human pilots complicates a system. You are relying on a component to the system that is susceptible to tiredness, distraction, threats, rage, revenge, self destruction, and sudden death. Complete automation would replace one extremely complex and unpredictable component, with a less complex and more predictable component.
MCAS was a simple algorithm that altered flight controls in a predetermined way upon a limited set of inputs. Airbus is proposing a vastly more ambitious solution that includes additional inputs from computer vision and a global view of the state of the aircraft.
I imagine full automation will come to air cargo first and gradually find its way in passenger liners as the public becomes less hysterical.