Fly by wire. No different than depending on driverless cars and trucks. It will be a nightmare.

I told you so. I told you so. I told you so.

June 24, 2014
Bart Jansen
...Contributing factors (click here) included the complexities of the Boeing 777's autothrottle, which were inadequately described in the manufacturer's documents, along with inadequate pilot training and monitoring, the board said.

The board agreed to the cause and contributing factors by a series of 4-0 votes. To avoid future crashes. the board agreed to recommendations including enhancing training for the autothrottle and requiring pilots to land flights manually more often to remain familiar with it....