Definitely not far from reality. The technology exists to have the planes fly themselves. Think about - if you get rid of the pilots and someone is on a flight that might be a problem for the DS, the SW fails and they can blame whoever else they want to go after - forcing companies to go along with their agenda.
Just keep lowering the bar!!! Soon they will ask for volunteers to fly the plane during boarding.
How about blowup dolls like in the movie Airplane.
I have a feeling the movie Airplane will become a reality soon.
Definitely not far from reality. The technology exists to have the planes fly themselves. Think about - if you get rid of the pilots and someone is on a flight that might be a problem for the DS, the SW fails and they can blame whoever else they want to go after - forcing companies to go along with their agenda.
Pilots license will get an automatic first class upgrade.
...and Cardiologists.