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Sounds more comparable to ATTOL does it not? Planes in development now are capable of automatic taxi, take-off and landing.


They're still in a vastly more controlled environment than cars and moving at much lower speeds as well. If an auto taxiing plane has to avoid another airport vehicle something has gone massively wrong. Judging by this video [0] I'm not sure they're even worrying about collisions and are counting on the combination of pilots and ATC ground controllers to avoid issues while taxiing. It looks like the cameras are entirely focused on line following.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TIBeso4abU




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