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by epicide 1594 days ago
In addition, pilots are required to have thousands of hours of training for that specific model airplane. I'm sure the limitations of autopilot come up.

Meanwhile, in most US states, an adult can walk into a DMV, demonstrate the ability to turn on the vehicle and do a 3-point/k turn, and walk out with a license.

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And at least in one state, all a kid needs is their parent to tell the DMV they can drive

[0] https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32329549/georgia-no-drive...

That's not that bad, Belgium used to have no driving licenses for normal cars (everyone could drive) and the accident figures were similar to neighbour countries.