Comment by Zealotux
4 days ago
Such systems are designed and fine-tuned over decades of sometimes hard-learned lessons. This is not meant as a political comment, but people will likely die as a result of this.
4 days ago
Such systems are designed and fine-tuned over decades of sometimes hard-learned lessons. This is not meant as a political comment, but people will likely die as a result of this.
As intended, then you can blame the previous system for all the failures.
And then you can privatize the entire system. And who will be first in line for it? You guessed it, SpaceX. Corruption from top to bottom.
I mean the previous systems do need an overhaul, but that should be and is being done slowly and meticulously. The SpaceX people - whoever they are - will have the credentials to design a new system I'm sure, but probably not without breaking things for years to come.
And they can't just rip it out and replace it, that would likely cripple airlines. Which may be by design of course, but why would they want their own people to no longer be able to fly?
> breaking things
You mean: "killing people"?
To be fair, a system like ACAS is quite old and modern systems with better margins are currently developed and tested, they use techniques such as logic of dynamical systems to proof that the collision avoidance is working as intended. If one can accelerate these it would be an improvement. Don't know about air traffic control, but Europe seems to more advanced.
Die as a result of giving attention to and upgrading air traffic control systems? Didn't a bunch of people die recently as a result of not intervening in this manner?
The Verge is... often a nauseating experience because between every line they're hammering a side-hustle point with blunt force.
Duffy: "I’m asking for help from any high-tech American developer or company that is willing to give back to our country..."
Duffy: "...learn what air traffic controllers like and dislike about their current tools, and envision how we can make a new, better, modern and safer system....Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go"
Sounds like they're asking air traffic controllers what they need. I doubt Musk will storm in with kitchen sink, light a cigar and put his boots up on the console.
Are they asking the traffic controllers they already fired?
What part of "zero air traffic controllers were let go" don't you understand?